Searching for Viable Alternatives to Secure Basis for the Financial Sustainability of Forests

A Country Lead Initiative (CLI) in support of the UNFF -- 2005

PROFOR sponsored an initiative led by Costa Rica  - "Innovative Financial Mechanisms: Searching for Viable Alternatives to Secure Basis for the Financial Sustainability of Forests" - in support of the 5th United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF5).

The CLI worskshop took place in San Jose, Costa Rica, from March 29 - April 1, 2005 and comprised three working days and a field trip to sites where participants learned about payments for environmental services.