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General Payment for Ecosystem Services: Archive

Cap-and-Trade Beats Slash-and-Shirk Any Day

August 19, 2011 2 Comments

Nobody wants a regulatory apparatus that is bloated, inefficient, and opaque, but most of us do want clean air, clean water, and a sustainable economy. Ecosystem markets can support all of these goals in a way that's lean, efficient, and transparent - something that self-described "fiscal conservatives" should be championing. So, why aren't they?

BEF's Water Restoration Certificates On Stage at TEDxRainier

December 20, 2010 Comment

Water Restoration Certificates are helping keep water in critically dewatered streams in the west.

Quick Stop on Cancun COP

December 2, 2010 Comment

A daily update on forest carbon finance and ecosystem services in COP 16 served short and sweet.

Blog Coverage of the CBD COP10 in Nagoya, Japan

November 8, 2010 Comment

Ecosystem Marketplace covered the CBD COP10 (Convention on Biological Diversity 10th Conference of Parties) in a series of articles, including: "Special Report: Understanding the Nagoya Biodiversity Talks" "Financing in Spotlight as Biodiversity Talks Open in Nagoya" "Ecosystem Values Converge in...

A V-Carbon Update: Dancing with Development

August 27, 2010 Comment

After a slow summer, the voluntary carbon market is picking up its step to waltz into fall - this month seeing some unlikely partners, new methodologies and market mechanisms stepping onto the floor.

State of Watershed Payments: An Emerging Marketplace

August 18, 2010 Comment

New addition to a series of reports, produced by the Ecosystem Marketplace, that quantify the investments in Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and Payments for Watershed Services (PWS) around the world.

A Name by the Numbers

August 10, 2010 Comment

According to a recent poll, payment for ecosystem services is a good idea. Calling it by that name, however, maybe not the best way to phrase or frame it, particularly when trying to garner support. Here is a brief look, by John Vidaurrazaga of Ecosystem Marketplace, at the numbers and what they say.

Shaping the future for agricultural carbon projects in Latin America

August 2, 2010 Comment

By Seth Shames and Sara J. Scherr, EcoAgriculture Partners Below is an opinion piece originally published in the recent SinergiA newsletter - a collaboration between five Latin American PES networks. This edition of SinergiA focuses on agriculture's growing role in...

ARB Sees REDD in AB32 Future

July 31, 2010 Comment

With the fall of the US federal climate bill, eyes are shifting west to California's Air Resources Board (ARB) as it nears the November release of its cap-and-trade regulations under AB32. On Friday, the Board met with stakeholders about inclusion...

WCI Elaborates on Offset Program Essentials

July 29, 2010 1 Comment

Earlier this year, critics were concerned about the replacement of regional emissions trading schemes with a weaker federal climate bill. Now it seems regional schemes may be the only game in town until the Senate again picks up the carbon...