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Direct Payment Strategies on Dutch Farmland

Abstract: Nature on Dutch farmland is under threat from intensive farming practices. The conventional strategy for nature conservation by farmers is to restrict farming intensity and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): K. Musters; H. de Graaf; W. ter Keurs
  • Type of Document: Media

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Forest ecosystem services: Can they pay our way out of deforestation?

The ecosystem services provided by forests are vital to humanity and cannot be fully replaced by technology. The services provided by forests are threatened and damaged […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): R. Nasi; S. Wunder; J.J. Campos
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Rainfall risk and “response farming”: Using rainfall analysis, simulation modeling and GIS to improve agricultural decisions in Mali

In this study, analyses of historical rainfall records are combined with GIS and biophysical modeling of soil water balance and crop production to predict performance of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): O. Badini
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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More efficient water pricing may avert a water crisis

One way of protecting watersheds from further degradation is to impose a more efficient pricing policy for watera

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): J. Orprecio; A. Rola; W. Deutsch; I. Coxhead; A. Sumbalan
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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To reduce pollution: Polluters should pay

Charging polluters according to the concentration of pollutants that they discharge is an effective way to minimize water and air pollution. This is the rationale of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): J. Orprecio; A. Rola; W. Deutsch; I. Coxhead; A. Sumbalan
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Using community-generated data for water management policy

As population and their demands for water continue to rise, water resources in turn become more scarce. In the Philippines, where surface water constitutes about three […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): J. Orprecio; A. Rola; W. Deutsch; I. Coxhead; A. Sumbalan
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Program of payments for forest environmental services in Costa Rica

Abstract: The Payments for Environmental Services Program (PESP) implemented in Costa Rica is an alternative approach to halt environmental degradation derived from deforestation in low income […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): E. Ortiz Malavasi
  • Type of Document: Media

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Program of Payments for Ecological Services in Costa Rica

Summary: The paper explores one example of a system for valuation of forest goods and services, assessing its advantages/disadvantages, lessons learnt and its application to large […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): E. Ortiz Malavasi; J. Kellenberg
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Direct payments to conserve biodiversity

International donors and private citizens have invested billions of dollars to protect biodiversity in developing nations. The most popular investments aim to encourage economic activities that […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): P.J. Ferraro; A. Kiss
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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The cost-effectiveness of conservation performance payments

Abstract: International donors invest billions of dollars to conserve ecosystems in low-income nations. The most common investments aim to encourage commercial activities, such as ecotourism, that […]

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): P.J. Ferraro; R.D. Simpson
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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