Can payments for environmental services help reduce poverty? An exploration of the issues and the evidence to date in Latin America
Abstract: This paper examines the main ways in which Payments for Environmental Services (PES) might affect poverty. PES may reduce poverty mainly by making payments to […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): S. Pagiola; A. Arcenas; G. Platais
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Women’s gardens and biodiversity in the Andes
Powerpoint presentation.
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): M.C. Piniero
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Landscapes, memories and water: Narratives, perceptions and policy-making on land and water in Monteverde, Costa Rica
This report focuses on situations displayed in (3) and (4), where policy-makers and science fail to take into account people’s sets of perceptions and the particular […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): I.T. Porras; M. Miranda
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Development with identity: Cultural heritage and environment in Cotacachi, Ecuador
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): R.E. Rhoades
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Fresh tracks in the forest: Assessing incipient payments for environmental services initiatives in Bolivia
This study provides an Overview and assessment of environmental, economic and social effects of various PES-related initiatives as well as an Overview of challenges and promoting […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): N. Robertson; S. Wunder
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Huellas frescas en el bosque: Evaluacion de iniciativas incipientes de pagos por servicios ambientales en Bolivia
Se examinaron 17 iniciativas, emplazadas en distintas partes de Bolivia, que estaban en curso o bien en preparacion. Se analizaron minuciosamente nueve de estas, las cuales […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): N. Robertson; S. Wunder
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Beyond “markets”: Why terminology matters
What is in a name? Does a rose by any other name truly smell as sweet? Aware that terms such as markets and payments for ecosystem […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): S. Wunder; M.T. Vargas
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Modeling spatial diversity: A forest-site selection tool for the Costa Rican program of Payments for Environmental Services (PES)
This presentation describes research to address problems with the current setup of Costa Rica’s PES program. The budget is too small to cover all the priority […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): T. Wunscher
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Paying for Environmental Services: An analysis of participation in Costa Rica’s PSA Program
Summary: Costa Rica has long been a leader among developing countries in the design of and experimentation with innovative environmental programs. Since 1997, Costa Rica’s “Pagos […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): S. Zbinden; D.R. Lee
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Conservation incentive agreements and other PES-type initiatives
This presentation describes the concept of conservation incentive agreements (CIAs) and discusses the case study of Guyana. Additionally, the Conservation Stewards Program, another PES-type initiative, and […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): P. Zurita
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
