Reciprocal Watershed Agreements: conserving Bolivia's Chaco through improved livelihoods
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £262,600
WHERE Bolivia
Summary
Conservation of 20,000 hectares of forest that supply water to 10,000 Bolivians, though bottom up payments for environmental services (Reciprocal Watershed Agreements, or RWA) to 500 poor upstream farmers.
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