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)Salas, J. C.2016-04-192016-04-192004RUPES Working Papers2511_Salas2004_Maasin_Case_Study.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67013This case study analyzes the socio-institutional relationship of watershed protection over the past decade in the Maasin watershed in the Philippines. In this study, the methodology of data gathering basically made use of a historical transect tool of Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA). Interviews, focus group discussion, workshops, photo documentations were conducted.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightStakeholdersCommunity institutionsPayments for environmental servicesConflictGovernment policyCivil society organizations (CSOs)Environmental servicesGovernment institutionsWaterAgenciesWatershed managementLocal governanceParticipatory rapid appraisal (pra)Socio-institutional analysisInstitutionsWorkshopsInterviewsWatershed protectionFocus group discussionLocal administrationGovernance WatershedTechnical report