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Valuing environmental services by the upland poor methods for facilitating environmental transfers

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This paper describes the action research program, developing mechanisms to reward the upland poor in Asia for environmental services that they provide (RUPES). Many upland and mountain communities in Asia manage landscapes that provide environmental services to outside beneficiaries. The services include clean and abundant water supplies from watersheds, biodiversity protectiob, and stocks of carbon that may alleviate global warming.
    Publication year

    2003

    Authors

    Angeles M S D; Suyanto S W

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    environmental management, incentives, poverty

    Geographic

    Philippines

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