Economias Rurales y Servicios Financieros en Bolivia
The objectives of this presentation was to (1) identify stratification of households in peasant economies as a result of differences in capitals and livelihood strategies, (2) […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): E. Jimenez
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Basic principles of PES
Over the last decade, several schemes have evolved in which those who are seen as providers of useful environmental services receive payments from the service buyers […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Buyers, sellers, intermediaries
Introduction: Most PES transactions involve three distinct stakeholder groups: buyers, sellers, and intermediaries. Each of these groups can consist of individuals, organizations, even governments. This brief […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments and conditionality
Excerpt: PES programs are based on the principle that land users who provide useful environmental services should receive payments from people who consume these services. These […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for biodiversity conservation
Excerpt: PES schemes provide direct and conditional incentives to land users to adopt biodiversity-friendly practices. The push for such payment schemes comes not only from increased […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for bundled services
Excerpt: Any ecosystem provides several kinds of environmental services at the same time. As we know, a tropical forest sequesters carbon, provides watershed services, is aesthetically […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for carbon sequestration services
Excerpt from Introduction: “Carbon sequestration – the process of removing excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and storing it on land – helps mitigate global […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for scenic beauty
Although payments for scenic beauty are older than payment schemes for most other environmental services, scenic beauty itself is hard to define. It often encompasses a […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Securing environmental services and alleviating poverty
Introduction: PES programs can have a significant impact on the poor. This is because potential service providers often constitute poor land users who depend directly on […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Transaction costs
Introduction: Transaction costs are the costs of negotiating, contracting, implementing, and monitoring a PES program. They include all costs borne by a PES program other than […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
