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Financial sustainability for environmental services: Rural development in micro-watersheds, Rio Rural, Brazil

Case studies on Remuneration of Positive Externalities (RPE)/ Payments for Environmental Services (PES) Prepared for the Multi-stakeholder dialogue 12-13 September 2013 FAO, Rome

Year of publication 2014

Pages 8p.

Author Hissa, H.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Rio Rural is a watershed management project that fosters changes in rural production processes within a framework of market-driven agricultural  development. It’s focus in on sustainable intensification of smallholder farmers, adding value and improving market linkages.

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