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Mamberamo river view, Papua

What's a forest worth?

Understanding attitudes and preferences towards tropical forests and gauging the demand for international payments for ecosystem services …  

06 Nov 2009 | Project - Description
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Bali PEP REDD side event

Making REDD Work for the Poor

IUCN, in collaboration with the Poverty and Environment Partnership (PEP), hosted an event during the Bali conference on climate change. As part of a full day devoted to the role of forests in climate change, organized by CIFOR, IUCN helped to ensure that social issues and linkages to poverty reduction were high on the agenda. …  

09 Dec 2007 | Project - Description

IPES

Developing International Payments for Ecosystem Services

The IPES concept emerged from growing concern about the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, combined with inspiration from the early success of the global carbon market and a desire to scale-up experiences with PES at regional and national levesl. In response, an initiative on IPES was developed jointly by IUCN and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The initiative was 'launched' at an expert meeting of PES practitioners from around the world, in Geneva, in September 2006.

 

04 Jul 2007 | Project - Description