environmental services
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Knowledge | Desert Cloud Forests in Yemen and Oman
01.25.12Desert Cloud Forests in Yemen and Oman are unique and fragile ecosystems, subject to human threats and climate change repercussions.
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Knowledge | South-South Learning: From Payments for Environmental Services to REDD+ in Latin America
12.19.11The experience of payments for environmental services (PES) systems set up in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ecuador in the last decade provides valuable insights for shaping REDD+ strategies in participating countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Between them, these programs are currently helping to conserve over 3 million hectares of forests. Their experience shows how to make PES work, but also -- problems to avoid.
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Knowledge | Innovative Financing for Sustainable Forest Management in the Southwest Balkans
06.16.10With PROFOR support, the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia staff will undertake two case studies to assess the benefits of: sustainable upland forest and land management on downstream water users; and increasing the use and efficiency of firewood to reduce the use of fossil fuels and hence greenhouse gas emissions.
