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Gustavo Fonseca, GEF Head of Natural Resources Team, praised the report as it represents "an important piece of work highlighting opportunities for focusing energy and resources into PES development".
In the picture from left: Jaime Cavelier, GEF Sr. Environmental Officer, Gustavo Fonseca, GEF Head of Natural Resources Team, Michael Jenkins, President and CEO of Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace
Washington DC, January 24, 2013 - Today the GEF has co-hosted the launching of Charting New Waters: State of Watershed Payments 2012, a new report from Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace.
The presentation of the report findings was complemented by a high-level panel discussion on payments for watershed services:
- Gustavo Fonseca, Global Environment Facility (Introduction)
- Michael Jenkins, Forest Trends (Moderator)
- Genevieve Bennett, Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace (Presenter)
Panelists:
- Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru (invited)
- Jaime Cavelier, Global Environment Facility
- Stephen Petron, VP & Director of Natural Resources, CH2M Hill
- Marta Echavarria, EcoDecisión and Forest Trends
- Peter Dewees, Forest Advisor, World Bank
About the Report
Charting New Waters: State of Watershed Payments 2012 tracks the size, scope, and direction of innovative financing mechanisms for water resource protection around the world and provides detailed design and project analysis for policy-makers, project developers, investors, and other natural resource managers.
The report uncovers new developments around the world: from building bridges to carbon markets, to financing the switch to agriculture methods that deliver both long-term water and food security, to innovative mechanisms like groundwater offsets or water quality trading systems. Preliminary data indicates that active watershed payment programs around the world have nearly doubled since 2008.
Sample of Watershed Management
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