This paper proposes a way to classify PES projects based on how environmental service payments are justified and determined. Using the IPCC1 approach as a model, we recommend the use of the tier system to classify PES projects. The three tiers are summarized below: Tier 1: Payments based on established ecological principles and local knowledge Tier 2: In addition to the above, payments based on simulation modeling and limited site information Tier 3: In addition to above, payments based on site-specific quantitative measurements of environmental services We illustrate this with case studies from existing PES projects in the Philippines. We then presented a decision tree to determine how the tier system can be used.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8261-0_17Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2008
Authors
Villamor G B; Pulhin F B; Catacutan D C; Bertomeu M G; Lasco R D
Language
English
Keywords
environment, philippines, rural development, simulation models
Geographic
Philippines
