Review of developments of environmental services markets in Sri Lanka

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2004

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Bogor, Indonesia: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Abstract

Sri Lanka holds great potential for developing PES and environmental service markets. It is however a relative new concept and improving awareness and building institutional capacity remains a top priority and challenge. Therefore, site specific assessments in support of PES should be developed with the purpose of: identifying, assessing and prioritizing ecosystem services; and supporting the development of equitable institutional arrangements that ensure access to benefits by potential buyers.

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Sustainable development, Payments for environmental services, Environmental services, Institutional capacity building, Markets, Poverty, Decentralization, Government, PES, Sri Lanka, Environmental service markets, Sustainable resource management, Sustainable financing (SF), Transaction costs, Transparency, Reward mechanisms, Governance

Citation

RUPES Working Papers