Organization and governance for fostering pro-poor compensation for environmental services

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2007

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Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to assess the requirements, current state and key issues related to organization and governance in the compensation and reward for ecosystem services (CRES) needed to achieve pro-poor outcomes. It reviews the institutional evolution of CRES both conceptually and in practice, and presents a broad view of the many governance, legal and political economy related aspects of CRES.

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Environmental services, Payments for environmental services, Poverty, Government, PES, Latin america, Ecosystem services, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Perú, Compensation and rewards for environmental services (cres), Pro-poor institution building, Pro-poor cres, Farm/Enterprise Scale Governance

Citation

CES Scoping Study Issue Paper No. 4. ICRAF Working Paper No. 39