Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management (SANREM)

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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

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

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

Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems, Matching Modelled and Harvest Data

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  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): D. Midmore, et al
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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

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

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

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