Environmental markets

16 JUNE 2012
Jou 12: Day 12
Lapli Pa Tonbe: The Rain Does Not Fall

 "WRI, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), and the Center for Sustainability Studies at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (GVces) launched the Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership (PESE)&nbs

This blog from Ecoagriculture details using sustainable land managment practices in Western Kenya as a methodology for carbon sequestration. The goal being to improve smallholder farming techniques and productivity as well as increasing crops' resilience to climate change. This methodology involves the use of carbon credits and was developed by The World Banks BioCarbon Fund. 

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U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White announced that $7 million in financial assistance will be available to help eligible landowners and operators in three states voluntarily enhance wildlife habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. The selected states—Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota—will begin to accept applications on April 20, 2012.

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White announced that $7 million in financial assistance will be available to help eligible landowners and operators in three states voluntarily enhance wildlife habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. The selected states—Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota—will begin to accept applications on April 20, 2012.

Abstract: Decentralization of forest governance has been promoted as a way to conserve forests more effectively, while also improving rural and forest-dependent livelihoods. Prior to assessing the consequences of this decentralization trend, there is a need to critically examine the degree to which decentralization of forest management decision making is actually happening. In particular, it is unclear whether communities are securing legal authority and/or decision-making power over the forests on which they depend.

Strontia Springs Reservoir, 30 miles south of Denver, Colo., looks like water you'd want to scoop up in your dipper. Sunshine and pine reflect off its aqua-blue surface. But 16 years ago, it looked more like a latte clogged with cinnamon bark. In 1996 and 2002, major forest fires scorched the Upper South Platte  River watershed. In the aftermath, heavy rains washed debris, burned logs and more than 750,000 cubic yards of sediment into the reservoir, which supplies over 7,000 acre-feet of drinking water annually to Denver.

Market-based approaches to address water quality problems have resulted in only limited success, especially in trading programs involving both point and nonpoint sources. We analyze one of the largest point-nonpoint trading programs – the Great Miami Trading Program in Ohio, administered by the Miami Conservancy District (MCD). Our evaluation focuses on the economic and institutional aspects of the program, including cost effectiveness, efficiency of bidding, transaction costs, trading ratios, and innovation.

La sociedad humana depende en ecosistemas saludables. Pagos por servicios ambientales (PSA) ha surgido como una herramienta basada en incentivos para proteger y restaurar el flujo de servicios de ecosistemas, cuales
se están degradando en escalas regionales y globales. A través de PSA, usuarios de servicios de ecosistema les pagan a dueños de fincas quienes proveen estos servicios por medio de la administración de los terrenos.

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