What are we learning from experiences with markets for environmental services in Costa Rica? A review and critique of the literature
Abstract: Policymakers and practioners worldwide are increasingly interested in the use of markets and payments for environmental services. In the developing world, Costa Rica has led […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): M. Rojas; B. Aylward
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Economic development in the Philippines’ uplands: Who wins? Who loses?
Abstract: Both trade liberalization and decentralization hastened economic development in the uplands. Upland dwellers are seen to be increasingly integrated in crop and labor markets. But […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): A. Rola; I. Coxhead; I. Bagares; E. Villavelez
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Compensation for Environmental Services and Rural Communities: Lessons from the Americas and Key Issues for Strengthening Community Strategies
This book synthesizes the lessons learned from the implementation of payment schemes for ecosystem services (PES) in the Americas, where equity is a central concern. The […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): H. Rosa; S. Kandel; L. Dimas
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
Developing pro-poor markets for environmental services in the Philippines
Abstract: This study reviews the various efforts made in the Philippines to develop markets for different types of environmental service, and also discusses the institutional support […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): R.M.P. Rosales
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Costa Rica – Introducing water use charges to pay for environmental services case # 1
Abstract: This case describes the process, and presents the main problems faced in levying, collecting and distributing funds from the water sector (hydro electricity and water […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): S. Cordero
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Reality 3D: Innovative representations of an Andean landscape
Excerpt: Mountain environments present many challenges, not least of which is how to accurately portray their ecological complexity for purposes of integrated natural resource management. In […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Forest Area Rationalization in Indonesia: A Study on The Forest Resource Condition and Policy Reform
Summary: Aside of the change which occurred in the use of different data sources, forest area in Indonesia is basically susceptible to changes following the process […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): H. Santoso
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Sustaining upland development in Southeast Asia (Issues, tools and institutions for local natural resource management)
Abstract: This book covers four main topics: institutional issues and perspectives in NRM, understanding national and local interactions in forest and land management, harnessing local capacity […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): R.C. Serrano; R.T. Aggangan (Eds.)
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Poverty elimination, North-South research collaboration, and the politics of participatory development
Abstract: This paper reflects critically on issues of North-South collaboration and participatory research arising from a project on participatory and sustainable local-level environmental management in the […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): D. Simon; D. McGregor; K. Nsiah-Gyabaah; D. Thompson
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Procedures for preparing Philippine climatic data input for the WEPP model using breakpoint climate data generator (BPCDG)
This bulletin describes the basic procedures for preparing climatic data input file for WEPP model simulations using the breakpoint climate data generator (BPCDG) and using data […]
- Date of Publication: 2003
- Author(s): V. Ella
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
