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Rewarding the Service Providers. A Policy Brief

The aim of this policy brief is to increase awareness among policy makers and the general public about the vital role of tropical forests in providing environmental services and the increasing need for beneficiaries to compensate forest owners or managers for those services. The brief builds on the insights gained at the International Forum on Payments for Environmental Services of Tropical Forests, which was held in San José, Costa Rica, in April 2014. It sets out the rationale for, and the constraints faced by, PES schemes, and key recommendations for scaling them up.

URL
http://www.fao.org/3/a-az123e.pdf
Date
2014
Publisher
FAO, ITTO, FONAFIFO
Region
Keywords
Biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Environmental sustainability, Forests, Natural resources, Policy analysis, Rural livelihoods
Policy Theme
Biodiversity, Genetic Resources and Ecosystem Services