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DocumentPayments for environmental services
What role in sustainable agricultural development?
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No results found.PES is but one of many different instruments that can complement and stimulate an enabling policy environment for sustainable agricultural development. Currently the role of PES programmes in supporting sustainable agricultural development is quite limited. Recent surveys of the literature documenting PES experiences highlight three main features of such programmes as they are currently being implemented: (1) most do not demonstrate additionality and suffer from a lack of appropriate targeting; (2) most are designed with multiple objectives; and (3) most remain primarily or entirely funded by the public sector. In this paper, we argue that a public-sector-driven process of building PES programme readiness, which includes building partnerships with the private sector, is key to realizing the potential of this policy instrument to support sustainable agricultural development. Our analysis indicates three important areas where public-sector involvement could improve the capacity of PES pr ogrammes to support sustainable agricultural development: (1) reducing transaction costs and fostering replication; (2) providing an enabling policy environment; and (3) ensuring equity and capturing multiple benefits. While there is considerable potential for changes within agricultural production systems to generate environmental services, to realize their benefits, in most cases, PES programmes will need to be implemented across large numbers of producers and areas to realize economies of sca le in transaction costs and risk management. At the same time they must be designed to support flexibility required in livelihoods and equity issues in rural communities. -
Book (stand-alone)Reality check on the potential to generate income from mangroves through carbon credit sales and payments for environmental services
Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme for South and Southeast Asia. (GCP/RAS/237/SPA)
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No results found.RFLP engaged an international consultant to conduct a desk study to assess the potential of generating income from mangrove areas in the areas of RFLP geographic coverage from the sale of carbon credits and payments from environmental services. The key findings and recommendations are presented -
Book (stand-alone)Payments for Forest Environmental Services in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Practical Guide 2016
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No results found.This publication responds to calls in regional and global forestry forums to strengthen capacity for effectively developing and implementing payment schemes for environmental services in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, at its 18th session, called for enhancement of the institutional capacities of member countries and the sharing of knowledge on payment schemes for forest environmental services at the national and subregional levels. The publicatio n focuses on forest-based environmental services, such as carbon sequestration, watershed protection and biodiversity conservation. It comes at a time when forests are at the centre of global responses to the challenge of climate change and when payment schemes for forest environmental services are increasingly seen as a valuable means of generating revenues for local economic development from sustainable forest management. It compiles lessons applicable in sub-Saharan Africa generated by initia tives in the subregion and in other regions relevant to sub-Saharan Africa.
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