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Jun
2010

Payments for Environmental Services for Sustainable Water Management in Loktak Lake

Ritesh Kumar, RUPES India Coordinator, wrote an article about the RUPES action research site in India, Loktak Lake. The article was published in Mountain Forum Bulletin, Volume X, Issue 1, January, 2010. more detail

May
2010

IFAD Newsletter Issue 32: May-June 2010

The latest issue of IFAD Newsletter 'Making a difference in Asia and the Pacific' focuses on adaptation of climate change. Some examples of IFAD’s work on adaptation in the region are presented, including the work of RUPES (Asia) and PRESA (Africa), two research projects on environmental service coordinated by the World Agroforestry Centre under the support of IFAD. more detail

Mar
2010

RUPES on the IFAD's Rural Poverty Portal

An article about RUPES Program was published some time ago on the Rural Poverty Portal. Powered by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Rural Poverty Portal is a website where rural poor people, policy-makers, donors, research institutes, non-governmental organizations and other development partners can share information about eradicating rural poverty. more detail

Feb
2010

International Journal of the Commons: Much Needs to be Done!

The editors’ introductory article to the latest issue of the International Journal of the Commons (IJC) indicated that the journey is still a long one to arrive at claiming environmental services payment/reward mechanisms to favor both the poor and the environment. It is not to say there is no hope but one needs to be aware of the many aspects to consider when using the scheme to achieve conservation and livelihood goals. more detail

Jan
2010

Must Read: Mountain Forum Bulletin (January 2010 Issue)

Mountain Forum presented "Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in Mountain Areas" as the focus in its latest bulletin. more detail

Dec
2009

RHA and RaCSA Training in the Context of PES in Nepal

In line with the increasing interest in payment for environmental services (PES) for natural resources management, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in collaboration with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Southeast Asia Regional Program organized a training on Rapid Hydrological Appraisal (RHA) and Rapid Carbon Stock Appraisal (RaCSA) tools. The training was hosted by ICIMOD and conducted from October 26th – 30th 2009 in Hotel View Bhrikuti, Godavari, Nepal. more detail

Nov
2009

Leimona: Rights, Authority and Power in Relation to Carbon Emission

“Carbon emission reduction scheme has led to the concept of ‘carbon rights’ as a new area for contest and cooperation,” said Beria Leimona, from the World Agroforestry Centre at the International Conference on Legal Pluralist Perspectives on Development and Cultural Diversity, Zurich, Switzerland, in early September 2009. more detail