Reducing forest emissions in the Amazon Basin: A review of drivers of land-use change and how payments for environmental services (PES) schemes can affect them
Summary: Land-use change and deforestation in Latin America Generally, and in the Amazon Basin specifically, are driven primarily by economic profitability (agricultural expansion and logging) and […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): S. Wertz-Kanounnikoff
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Carbon markets for climate change, conservation and poverty reduction: Opportunities and challenges of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
An Introduction to the issue of REDD and carbon trading with countries that are already big forest emitters yet still have a lot to lose, versus […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): Wildlife Conservation Society TransLinks Program
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Decentralized payments for environmental services: The cases of Pimampiro and PROFAFOR in Ecuador
This article evaluates two established payment for environmental services (PES) schemes in Ecuador: the watershed protection program in Pimampiro and the PROFAFOR carbon sequestration program. The […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): S. Wunder; M. Alban
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Taking stock: A comparative analysis of payments for environmental services programs in developed and developing countries
This article analyzes characteristics of payments for environmental services (PES) programs in developing and developed countries, differentiating between the various factors creating such wide diversity. The […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): S. Wunder; S. Engel; S. Pagiola
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Spatial targeting of payments for environmental services: A tool for boosting conservation benefits
This paper describes a site selection tool designed to improve the efficiency of Payments for environmental services (PES) mechanisms through spatial differentiation. The tool considers three […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): T. Wunscher; S. Engel; S. Wunder
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
La participacion de la mujer en investigacion Accion Participativa: Un estudio de caso de la experiencia en investigacion participativa del proyecto SANREM en el Municipio de Umala
En espanol: Este presentacion es un tesis para la investigacion de diferencias en participacion de los hombres y mujeres en actividades fuera del hogar. El tesis […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): O. Yana
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Resultados del seguimiento a la investigacion participativa en Umala: Enmiendas de suelos
En el documento se presentan los resultados alcanzados durante el proceso de seguimiento a la investigacion accion participativa en enmienda de suelos. Concretamente, los resultados presentados […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): O. Yana
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Women’s participation in participatory research: A case study of SANREM’s experiences in Umala, Bolivia
The poster discusses the participation of men and women in the SANREM CRSP project activities, the household economic and social characteristics of women who participate versus […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): O. Yana
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Memoria de socializacion de resultados del impacto del clima y de mercados en comunidades del Municipio de Umala
The institution leading the production is Universidad de La Cordillera. The PI contact is Dr. Elizabeth Jimenez. Can also contact Corinne Valdivia PI LTRA 4 at […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): O. Yana; A. Romero
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Memoria de socializacion de resultados impacto del clima y de mercados en comunidades del Municipio de Ancoraimes
The institution leading the production is Universidad de La Cordillera. The PI contact is Dr. Elizabeth Jimenez.
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): O. Yana; A. Romero
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
