Harnessing livelihood benefits from a payment for environmental services scheme
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Post-Project
VALUE £162,576
WHERE Uganda
Summary
The designed Payment for Ecosystem Services scheme will deliver additional livelihood incentives to demonstrate its long-term commitment to improved social welfare and enhancement of conservation outcomes. In this post project, the main aim will be to have more than 50% of contracted forest owners engaged in additional forest based enterprises that ultimately improve their short-term and long-term household income potentials thereby making biodiversity conservation a more attractive land-use option.
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