Devolution of environmental and natural resource management in the Philippines: analytical and policy issues
This paper assesses the impacts of devolving environmental and natural resource (ENR) management. The author examines factors that may constrain or facilitate capturing gains and developing […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): R. Manasan
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Policy
El impacto social del esquema de pago de servicios ambientales en Costa Rica: Estudio de campo cuantitativo y analisis de la Cuenca Del Rio Virilla
Abstract: Cuando Costa Rica inicio su programa de Pago de Servicios Ambientales en 1996, fue ampliamente reconocido por liderar los esfuerzos globales para introducir sistemas de […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): M. Miranda; I.T. Porras; M.L. Moreno
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The social impacts of the Payments for Environmental Services (PES) Scheme in Costa Rica: A quantitative field survey and analysis of the Virilla watershed
Abstract: In 1996 Costa Rica implemented an innovative programme of Payments for Environmental Services (PES). Through this programme, forest and plantation owners are financially rewarded and […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): M. Miranda; I.T. Porras; M.L. Moreno
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Recoleccion de plantas y conocimientos ancestrales: Un programa de ensenanza y capacitacion
Recoleccion de Plantas y Conocimientos Ancestrales is a teaching curriculum for secondary school teachers who work with students to document and conserve their own heritage, which […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): V. Nazarea; M. Piniero; R. Rhoades; R. Alarcon; J. Camacho
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Costumbres del ayer, Tesoros del manana: Plantas de herencia, conocimientos ancestrales y bancos de memoria
This resource provides memory banking protocol and teaching packet in Spanish for local students. Table of Contents: Contenido: 1.- Comienza el Viaje 2.- Viaje al Paramo […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): V. Nazarea; M. Piniero; R. Rhoades; R. Alarcon; J. Camacho
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Community resource use in Kibale and Mt Elgon National Parks, Uganda
Abstract: Kibale and Mt Elgon are two National Parks in Uganda valued for their biodiversity and tourism potential as well as for the ecosystem service they […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): P. Chetri; A. Mugisha; S. White
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Can programs of payments for environmental services help preserve wildlife?
This presentation explains the concept of payments for environmental services (PES) and gives examples of already-implemented PES initiatives. Developing a PES project requires (1) understanding the […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): S. Pagiola
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Ensuring that the poor benefit from payments for environmental services
Abstract: Systems of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) are being increasingly used to finance conservation in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, and elsewhere. A critical dimension of […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): S. Pagiola; A. Arcenas; G. Platais
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Social capital, eco-governance and natural resource management: A case study in Bukidnon, Philippines
Abstract: Using household and community data in Bukidnon, Philippines, this paper investigates whether variations in economic conditions of communities affect the level of social capital and […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): M. Paunlagui; M. Nguyen; A. Rola
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Watershed management
The intended audience of the Directed Readings Series includes researchers, development practitioners, environmental activists, government officials, and educators who do not have a specialized training in […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): C. Perez; K. Miller; C. Roncoli (eds.)
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Innovation
