RUPES typology of environmental service worthy of reward
Summary: The development of transparent and sustainable reward mechanisms for environmental services provided by upland farmers to downstream communities requires clarity on the relationship between land […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): M. van Noordwijk
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Market for ecosystem services in Australia: Practical design and case studies
Abstract: The use of market-based approaches to provide and protect ecosystem services in has gained significant attention in Australia. Unfortunately the novelty of market-based approaches has […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): S. Whitten; D. Shelton
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for Environmental Services: Some nuts and bolts
This publication discusses the conservation paradigm of Payments for Environmental Services (PES). CIFOR provides a definition of PES with five fundamental principles; PES is a (1) […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): S. Wunder
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
A Transect Approach to Monitoring Adoption of Erosion Mitigation Practices in a Highland Tropical Watershed
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): D. Midmore, et al
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Comparisons Between Land Management Practices in Their Effectiveness in Mitigating Erosion, and Pesticide Contamination of Waterways
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): D. Midmore, et al
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems, Matching Modelled and Harvest Data
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): D. Midmore, et al
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
SANREM CRSP Annual Report 2003-2004: Advancing Conservation and Use of Natural Resources
Excerpt: This annual report marks the conclusion of SANREM’s second phase (1998-2004). The year was enthusiastically devoted to synthesizing information and making it available to stakeholders. […]
- Date of Publication: 2004
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Annual Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
An Introduction to the Conceptual Basis of RUPES: Rewarding upland poor for the environmental services they provide
Summary: Payments for environmental services are normally discussed in terms of ‘buyers’ and ‘sellers’ – as if there are only two sides of a coin. Taking […]
- Date of Publication: 2004
- Author(s): M. Van Noordwijk; F. Chandler; T.P. Tomich
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Markets for biodiversity services: Potential roles and challenges
This article discusses the current crisis in financing for biodiversity conservation. The public sector has traditionally had responsibility for protecting environmental services. However, declining funding for […]
- Date of Publication: 2004
- Author(s): M. Jenkins; S.J. Scherr; M. Inbar
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Rapid Agrobiodiversity Assessment (RABA): A tool to capture the understanding and knowledge of stakeholders on the benefits of agrobiodiversity
Summary: Rapid Agrobiodiversity Assessment tries to link sellers with potential buyers of biodiversity conservation services to engage in an agreement for environmental services payment. It is […]
- Date of Publication: 2004
- Author(s): S.A. Kuncoro; M. van Noordwijk; F.J.C. Chandler
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management