Evolution and Challenges of the Program of Payment for Environmental Services Implemented by the Empresade ServiciosPúblicosde Heredia S.A.

 

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Auteur: Solano, Vivian
Formaat: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publicatiedatum:2010
Omschrijving:The experience of the ESPH S. A. in the implementation of payments for environmental services (PES) is notable for being a scheme completely independent from the institutionalism of the Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal (Fonafifo). ESPH S. A. has a financial mechanism that comes from an item known as water rate, which represents the environmental cost to protect five watersheds located in the urban periphery of Heredia’s central region. The enterprise´s experience demonstrates that in sites with similar conditions, the PES is a tool that contributes to forest protection; however, it must be accompanied by other initiatives to offset the urban pressure exerted on the aquifer recharge areas.
Land:Portal de Revistas UNA
Instelling:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Taal:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/7663
Online toegang:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/7663
Keyword:Agua
bosques
ESPH S. A.
microcuenca
recurso hídrico
servicio ambiental
tarifa hídrica
valoración económica ambiental
Water
forests
micro-watershed
water resources
environmental services
water rate
environmental economic evaluation