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)Arocena-Francisco, H.2016-04-192016-04-192003RUPES Working Papers2519_Arocena_Francisco2003_ES_payments_Philip.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67022This paper reviews the form of incentives or rewards that have been provided to upland communities in a number of sites under different management leadership in the Philippines. It also discusses what the upland farmers have to do in return for these rewards. The goal of such a review is to evaluate what elements are present in these communities that will support an environmental reward system and in the process, assess the potential of the case study sites for inclusion in RUPES.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightRural developmentPayments for environmental servicesForest ecosystemsEnvironmental servicesPovertyForestsWatershed managementPESWatershed protectionPaymentsThe PhilippinesUpland communitiesUpland farmingEnvironmental reward systemTechnical report