The Program for Developing Mechanisms for Rewarding the Upland Poor in Asia for Environmental Services They Provide (RUPES)the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Boquiren, R. R.Chandler, F.J.C.2016-04-192016-04-192004RUPES Working Papers2510_Boquiren2004_Reward_ES_Philippines_const.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67012This study examined the policy context and institutional arrangements guiding the payment of rewards and incentives for environmental services (ES) in the Philippines. The review covered three general legislations that provide the over-all policy framework on natural resources use, access and control, that define institutional arrangements within the environment sector, and a minimum of 15 specific issuances, either officially adopted or still in draft form, which deal with on-the-ground implementation or enforcement.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightStakeholdersCarbon sequestrationPayments for environmental servicesGovernment policyEnvironmental servicesGovernment institutionsInstitutional capacity buildingMarketsPovertyWatershed managementBiodiversity conservationPESRewardsIncentivesPolicy frameworkInstitutional arrangementsEnvironmental service managementReward mechanismsWatershed protectionCommunity-based forest managementPolicy enhancementAdvocacyGovernanceTechnical report