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【Introduction】
On June 22nd and 23nd ,2002, the CCICED Western China Task Force on Forest and Grasslands, which is response to implement Natural Forest Program(NFPP) and the Sloping Land Conversion program(SLCP)co-sponsored a workshop on payment schemes for environmental services. This book summarizes the presentations and ensuing discussions of the workshop and also includes a summary of group sessions held at the meeting to prepare recommendations. Presentations made include both those of Chinese presenters introducing the status of payment schemes in China and those of international presenters sharing relevant experience from abroad. The complete presentations and formal papers are available on CD-ROM, which is attached to the printed version of the proceedings.
【Main Contents】
1. Introduction 2. Workshop Agenda 3. Opening Speech 4. Development of China's Ecological Compensation Scheme 5. Factors to Consider in Choosing Instruments to Promote Environmental Services 6. The U.S.Experience with Land Retirement for Natural Resource Conservation 7. Local Experience with the Ecological compensation Scheme in Guangdong Province 8. Local Experiences with the Ecological Compensation Scheme in Anhui Province 9. Market-Based Innovations for Environmental Conservation in Brazil 10. Market Instruments for Environmental Services in Costa Rica 11. A National Carbon Framework for Forest Carbon Markets 12. Reflections on China's Forest Ecological Compensation Fund 13. Description of the Cropland Conversion Program 14. Institutional Arrangements, Contracts, M& E in Costa Rica 15. Evaluating Bids in the U.S.Conservation Reserve Program 16. Payments for Environmental Services in Poor Rural Cimmunities: Experiences and Lessons 17. Capturing the Value of Forest Carbon for Local Livelihoods 18. Plenary Discussion 19. Group Discussions and Conclusions 20. Concluding Remarks 21. Summary of Presentations in Chinese 22. List of Workshop Participants 23. Workshop Papers and Presentations (CD-ROM)
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