The Mountain Forum network presents “Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in Mountain Areas” as the focus of its latest bulletin.
“PES has emerged as a mechanism for financing conservation from various movements: those concerned with sustainable natural resource management, donors and policy makers, and development practitioners concerned with climate change and shrinking availability of environmental resources,” says Frans Neuman, Executive Secretary of Mountain Forum.
Featured articles and case studies have been contributed by the Mountain Forum network and those of partner organizations such as the World Bank, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the German Development Cooperation (GTZ), the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), Wetlands International, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Conservation International (CI), the Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
Case studies are grouped according to regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Africa.
Visit http://www.mtnforum.org/rs/bul.cfm to download the Bulletin.