AUTHOR
Julio Tresierra
Articles
Payments for watershed services. PES = profits equally shared
September 22nd, 2010
From farmers to hydroelectric power stations, the number of downstream water users is large and diverse. But the quantity and quality of the water they receive depends on what is done upstream. Upland communities can now get compensation for their role, following business agreements from which everybody benefits. It is widely estimated that, during the … Read more
Julio Tresierra
Payments for watershed services. PES = profits equally shared
September 22nd, 2010
From farmers to hydroelectric power stations, the number of downstream water users is large and diverse. But the quantity and quality of the water they receive depends on what is done upstream. Upland communities can now get compensation for their role, following business agreements from which everybody benefits. It is widely estimated that, during the … Read more