Rewarding Upland Poor for Environmental Services (RUPES)
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2007-06-15
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The activities of RUPES seek to quantify environmental services, develop environmental service agreements, support an enabling environment for the transfer of rewards to upland poor, raise awareness of the value of environmental services, and form effective partnerships.
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Carbon sequestration, Biodiversity, Income generation, Payments for environmental services, Livelihoods, Indigenous community, Tropical zones, Land tenure, Forest ecosystems, Markets, Poverty, Agroforestry, Conservation incentives, Biodiversity conservation, Upland farming, Carbon swapping, Water quality credits, Watershed protection contracts, Salinity credits, Biodiversity business shares, Bioprospecting rights, Biodiversity credits, Biodiversity-friendly products