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Browsing by Author "Vargas, M. T."

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    Beyond "markets": Why terminology matters
    Wunder, Sven; Vargas, M. T. (2005)
    What is in a name? Does a rose by any other name truly smell as sweet? Aware that terms such as "markets" and "payments for ecosystem services" have encountered resistance in some parts of the world, the Ecosystem Marketplace asked two practitioners based in Latin America to explore how the concept of "markets/payments for ecosystem services" is being perceived in developing countries.
  • Fair deals for watershed services in Bolivia
    Asquith, N. M.; Vargas, M. T. (London, UK: International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007)
    This document reports on an assessment of the potential of market mechanisms to improve rural livelihoods through watershed management, conducted by Fundación Natura Bolivia. Watershed management schemes in Bolivia have had minimal success. Most have been regulation-oriented, top-down approaches. Despite having a large per capita water supply, local water scarcity is a persistent problem in Bolivia.
  • Selling two environmental services: In-kind payments for bird habitat and watershed protection in Los Negros, Bolivia
    Asquith, N. M.; Vargas, M. T.; Wunder, Sven (Elsevier B.V., 2008)
    This article describes the payment for environmental services (PES) scheme in Los Negros valley, Bolivia, which pays landowners for two environmental services provided by forest protection - bird habitat and watershed services. Paying landowners for both environmental services allows for multiple sources of funding (i.e., conservation donors as well as downstream irrigators), thus making forest conservation a more competitive land use choice for owners.