On 15-16 April 2009 a workshop was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome about the remuneration of positive externalities (RPE) in mountain regions to concretely plan further the third phase of the SARD-M project. The workshop was attended by the four Regional Focal Points (Sub Saharan Africa South America, Europe, and Mediterranean,), the Adelboden Group Bureau members and also experts of the Interdepartmental Working Group “Mountain” in FAO, as well as World Food Programme, Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development, Dinaric Arc Initiative, ICIMOD, Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), CARE Tanzania...

The main objective was to discuss the third phase of the SARD-M project and to exchange information. Participants presented proposals for pilot projects to test the remuneration of positive externalities in concrete cases and draw lessons. The outcome is a list of 8 proposals (or preliminary studies) in order to submit a project file.

For more information, some Power Points of the two days workshop are available on the SARD-M website in the section activities by theme in the follow up on the right.