Assessment of a Pilot Payment for Environmental Services Project in the Dominican Republic and Recommendation for a National Program
Assessment of a Pilot Payment for Environmental Services Project in the Dominican Republic and Recommendation for a National Program
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Tue, 12/24/2024 – 21:18
A pilot project for payments for environmental services (PES) began in 2011 in the Yaque del Norte River Basin, the largest watershed in the Dominican Republic. This project was implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. A water utility and a parastatal hydropower generation utility agreed to make voluntary, multiyear commitments for payments to private landholders for conservation of unmanaged forests and shade-grown coffee parcels.
The Ministry covered the administrative costs of the PES payments and provided technical guidance. The USAID-funded Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Trade (FAST) Activity assessed the pilot’s public financial management practices, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and financial sustainability and provided recommendations for a future national PES program. The payments for environmental services are provided to upland farmers who agree to conserve natural forest on their land or establish trees for coffee agroforestry. The conserved forest and established trees sequester carbon.
Join us on January 15, 2025, at 10:00am ET for a discussion of lessons learned from the pilot project and recommendations for a national program.
Event Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 3:00
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Event Type
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Topic
Agriculture
Natural Resource Management
Water Management
Strategic Objective
Mitigation
Sectors
Natural Resource Management
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
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Assessment of a Pilot Payment for Environmental Services Project in the Dominican Republic and Recommendation for a National Program
A pilot project for payments for environmental services (PES) began in 2011 in the Yaque del Norte River Basin, the largest watershed in the Dominican Republic. This project was implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. A water utility and a parastatal hydropower generation utility agreed to make voluntary, multiyear commitments for payments to private landholders for conservation of unmanaged forests and shade-grown coffee parcels.
The Ministry covered the administrative costs of the PES payments and provided technical guidance. The USAID-funded Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Trade (FAST) Activity assessed the pilot’s public financial management practices, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and financial sustainability and provided recommendations for a future national PES program. The payments for environmental services are provided to upland farmers who agree to conserve natural forest on their land or establish trees for coffee agroforestry. The conserved forest and established trees sequester carbon.
Join us on January 15, 2025, at 10:00am ET for a discussion of lessons learned from the pilot project and recommendations for a national program.
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