The WWF Cork Oak Landscapes Programme: PES as a tool to enhance conservation?
Files
TR Number
Date
2005
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
This presentation discusses WWF's Cork Oak programme, highlighting possible opportunities for developing payments for environmental services. It provides an overview of Cork Oak landscapes, describes the biological characteristics and identifies current threats. The goal of the Cork Oak Landscape Programme is to protect, manage, and restore the landscape through capacity building, establishing good practices, providing market support and engaging in policy advocacy.
Description
Keywords
Environmental services, Payments for environmental services, Forest management, Conservation, Non-wood forest products, Cork market, Forest fire, Forest conversion, Fire inhibition, Cork oak
Citation
Presented at the WWF Workshop: The Prospects of PES in Europe, Sofia, Bulgaria, 19-20 October 2005