Katoomba Group2016-04-192016-04-192008Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, 16-18 September 2008http://hdl.handle.net/10919/68174Metadata only recordPrevious regional Katoomba meetings in Uganda (2005) and South Africa (2006) demonstrated that Africans have become increasingly interested in market-based conservation strategies, including payments for ecosystem services (PES). While a number of projects are underway, PES in the East and Southern African region primarily occurs on an ad hoc basis through small-scale pilot projects. Information, capacity to design and manage PES deals, and institutions to support on-the-ground implementation are all lacking and have hindered efforts to scale up.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightCarbon sequestrationNiche marketsPayments for environmental servicesEnvironmental servicesWaterConservation strategyWater pollutionPESConferenceAfricaPayments for ecosystem servicesMarket-based conservationCarbon marketsReduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (redd)EcosystemAbstract