Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations- FAO
Payments for Environmental Services (PES) from Agricultural Landscapes
Ongoing PESAL work
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Ex-ante Carbon Balance Tool- EX-ACTEX-ACT is a tool aimed at providing ex-ante measurements of the impact of agriculture and forestry development projects on GHG emissions and C sequestration, indicating its effects on the Carbon-balance. It will guide the project design process and the decision making on funding aspects, complementing the usual ex-ante economic analysis of investments projects. It is being developed with FAO Investment Centre Division (TCI) and Policy Assistance Division (TCA), with the French Institute for Research and Development (IRD).Contact in the PESAL team: Giacomo Branca (giacomo.branca@fao.org) |
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EX-ACT application to case-studies in Brazil that highlight the synergies between climate change mitigation and rural development goals achieved through protecting forested areas, enhancing production systems and expanding agro-forestry and perennial systems. |
| To download the software and additional information visit Ex-Act website |
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PES Rapid Appraisal ToolBased on PESAL work, we are consolidating a methodology for the rapid appraisal of PES feasibility. It was recently field tested in Bhutan, in collaboration with FAO Land and Water Division, during October and November 2009. More details coming soon |
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more on the field work in Bhutan |
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Carbon Finance for smallholdersA new methodology, that will allow greenhouse gas emission reductions from sustainable grazing systems to be accounted and traded under the voluntary market, is being developed in collaboration with the FAO livestock department (AGAL) and external partners. To facilitate its use, we are also developing a guidebook to enable smallholders to access carbon finance.More details coming soon Contact in the PESAL team: Leslie Lipper (leslie.lipper@fao.org) |
