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Browsing by Author "Robertson, N."

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  • Fresh tracks in the forest: Assessing incipient payments for environmental services initiatives in Bolivia
    Robertson, N.; Wunder, Sven (Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), 2005)
    This study provides an overview and assessment of environmental, economic and social effects of various PES-related initiatives as well as an overview of challenges and promoting factors to PES in Bolivia. We use five criteria to define PES systems: a voluntary agreement, a well-defined service, at least one buyer, at least one seller, and a conditional (quid pro quo) transaction. We examined 17 initiatives that were either ongoing or under preparation in various parts of Bolivia. We were able to closely analyse nine of these, which we consider our primary case studies. Most of these initiatives are still fairly young, and the analyses of their effects remain preliminary. Conceptually, we found that none of the existing initiatives in Bolivia satisfies all the above-mentioned criteria. Thus, no 'pure' PES scheme currently exists in Bolivia. However, several experiences use direct economic incentives and satisfy several of the criteria. There is thus a broader family of 'PES-like' projects exhibiting some important PES elements.
  • Huellas frescas en el bosque: Evaluación de iniciativas incipientes de pagos por servicios ambientales en Bolivia
    Robertson, N.; Wunder, Sven (Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), 2005)
    Se examinaron 17 iniciativas, emplazadas en distintas partes de Bolivia, que estaban en curso o bien en preparación. Se analizaron minuciosamente nueve de éstas, las cuales consideramos como nuestros principales estudios de caso. La mayoría de estas iniciativas son relativamente recientes y los análisis de sus efectos siguen siendo preliminares. Conceptualmente, se determinó que ninguna de las iniciativas existentes en Bolivia satisface todos los criterios anteriormente mencionados. Por tanto, no existe actualmente un esquema ¿puro¿ de PSA en Bolivia. No obstante, varias experiencias usan incentivos económicos directos y satisfacen varios de los criterios. Existe, por consiguiente, una familia más amplia de iniciativas ¿de tipo PSA¿ que muestran algunos elementos importantes de PSA.