Ferraro, Paul J.2016-04-192016-04-192007Presented at the Global Event on Payments for Environmental Services Scientific Conference, Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia, 22-23 January 20073366_Ferraro2007_Pay_hydro_services_Africa.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67468Compared to other regions of the world, Africa has much less watershed-based PES activity. This presentation summarizes existing and proposed initiatives on the continent, contrasts them with initiatives taking place in other parts of the world, and speculates about reasons for Africa's lower level of watershed-based PES activity.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightSedimentationWater managementPayments for environmental servicesWaterWater qualityWatershed managementPESSouth africaAfricaWorking for waterHydrological servicesGovernance WatershedPayments for hydrological services in AfricaPresentation