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Paper
PP0285-10
TitlePayment for environmental services
AuthorBhaskar Singh Karky and Laxman Joshi
Year2009
Parent TitleWater storage: a strategy for climate change adaptation in the Himalayas
PublisherInternational Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
City of PublicationKathmandu, Nepal
Volume56
Pages31-33
Call NumberPP0285-10
Abstract:
Payment for environmental services (PES) is an emerging paradigm in the management of environmental resources. Rather than governments relying on regulatory instruments such as prohibitions and standards, PES relies on adopting innovative mechanisms that are tied to incentives, and are fl exible, voluntary, and contextualise the socioeconomic reality. The basic rationale of PES is to provide incentives and benefi ts for people agreeing to utilise ecosystems in ways that protect or enhance
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GRP 6: Developing policies and incentives for multifunctional landscapes with trees that provide environmental services
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