Two payment for environmental services programs in the Amazon, namely, Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project in Bolivia and Bolsa Floresta Program in Brazil, have been pioneering initiatives to demonstrate the ability to encourage forest conservation through market mechanisms involving direct payments for avoiding deforestation.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/payment-environmental-services-amazon-forest-how-can-conservation-and-development-be
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/simone-novotny-couto-pereira
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-environment-development
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/market-based-instruments
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bolivia
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-market
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/redd
