Guidance

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES): best practice guide

A best practice guide to assist with the design and implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 22 May 2013
• Last updated: 22 May 2013 — See all updates

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Payments for Ecosystem Services: best practice guide

Ref: pb13932

PDF, 10 MB, 85 pages

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Annex: Case studies

Ref: pb13932a

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Details

An expert consortium with hands-on experience of developing Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes was commissioned to develop a Best Practice Guide in collaboration with potential users. This Guide collates a number of instructive domestic and international case studies (covered in detail in the annex) demonstrating the various challenges and solutions associated with a PES approach. This authoritative, practical and business-focused Guide will help users to:

• understand the principles of PES
• identify and test potential opportunities and suitable partners for PES
• find solutions to technical, legal and institutional issues.

Published 22 May 2013

Last updated 22 May 2013 + show all updates

1. 22 May 2013

   Replaced main guide with new version to correct a broken link.

2. 22 May 2013

   First published.