RUPES Country Progress Report Viet Nam (2008 – 2012)
Towards sustainable natural resources management through environmental services schemes that are fair and efficientThe Forestry Service of West Sumatra province, Andalas University and the World Agroforestry Centre’s (ICRAF) RUPES project organized a one-day, post-project workshop titled, ‘Towards sustainable natural resources management through environmental services schemes that are fair and efficient’. The workshop was held on Wednesday, 18 January 2012, at Pangeran Beach Hotel, Padang, and was attended by around 60 people from central government ministries, provincial and local governments, private sector, environmental organizations, donor agencies, academe, local and international NGOs and students from local universities. The workshop examined a variety of research studies and results produced by ICRAF and its partners in West Sumatra, concerning environmental services schemes, including recommendations for further action.
Towards sustainable natural resources management through environmental services schemes that are fair and efficientThe Forestry Service of West Sumatra province, Andalas University and the World Agroforestry Centre’s (ICRAF) RUPES project organized a one-day, post-project workshop titled, ‘Towards sustainable natural resources management through environmental services schemes that are fair and efficient’. The workshop was held on Wednesday, 18 January 2012, at Pangeran Beach Hotel, Padang, and was attended by around 60 people from central government ministries, provincial and local governments, private sector, environmental organizations, donor agencies, academe, local and international NGOs and students from local universities. The workshop examined a variety of research studies and results produced by ICRAF and its partners in West Sumatra, concerning environmental services schemes, including recommendations for further action.
Kopi ulu Paninggahan Traditional agroforestry coffee of PaninggahanThe history of robusta coffee in Paninggahan is quite interesting to explore. Based on information obtained from the local community, the first coffee in Paninggahan was the Robusta species. The 1050 ha coffee enclave in Paninggahan, situated between 700 and 900 MASL on the northern hillsides of Lake Singkarak, used to be the most important Robusta coffee plantation in West Sumatra province. Nowadays, with world coffee prices at a high level the farmers of Paninggahan village wanted to revitalize the abandoned kopi ulu area through the Rewarding Upland Poor for the Environmental Services They Provide (RUPES) project. RUPES has operated in Singkarak, conducted by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), since 2004.
Kopi ulu Paninggahan Traditional agroforestry coffee of PaninggahanThe history of robusta coffee in Paninggahan is quite interesting to explore. Based on information obtained from the local community, the first coffee in Paninggahan was the Robusta species. The 1050 ha coffee enclave in Paninggahan, situated between 700 and 900 MASL on the northern hillsides of Lake Singkarak, used to be the most important Robusta coffee plantation in West Sumatra province. Nowadays, with world coffee prices at a high level the farmers of Paninggahan village wanted to revitalize the abandoned kopi ulu area through the Rewarding Upland Poor for the Environmental Services They Provide (RUPES) project. RUPES has operated in Singkarak, conducted by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), since 2004.
Commoditized or co-investment environmental services?World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) through its RUPES (Rewarding Upland Poor for Environmental Services They Provide) project had done an action research on Rewards for Environmental Services (RES) which bridging conservation and poverty alleviation objectives through the development of River Care program in Way Besai River Basin, Lampung.
Commoditized or co-investment environmental services?World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) through its RUPES (Rewarding Upland Poor for Environmental Services They Provide) project had done an action research on Rewards for Environmental Services (RES) which bridging conservation and poverty alleviation objectives through the development of River Care program in Way Besai River Basin, Lampung. This program involved farmers in Air Ringkih sub-basin as environmental services provider and Besai Hydropower Company (PLTA – Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air) under the authority of State Electricity Company (Limited) Sector Bandar Lampung ( PT.
Conflict, Cooperation and Collective ActionThis paper reports initial results of an ongoing study that examines water rights and land use chande to better negotiate for greater investment in watershed management. A key issue in Manupali is overall water scarcity, compounded by conflicting water rights of different users.
Conflict, Cooperation and Collective ActionThis paper reports initial results of an ongoing study that examines water rights and land use chande to better negotiate for greater investment in watershed management. A key issue in Manupali is overall water scarcity, compounded by conflicting water rights of different users.
Major challengers and lessons learnt from payments for forest environmental services (PES) in VietnamVietnam is an emerging in the area of Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) in the southeast Asia region. However, there is limited analysis on the success and challenges of the implementation of national PFES policies that can be shared amongst wider regional and national communities.
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