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GEF/IDB project protecting Blue Mountains forests that supply 42% of Kingston's water. Over 500 ha reforested, 5,000+ farmers trained, 8% sedimentation reduction …
World's largest debt-for-nature swap (US$1 billion, October 2024) directs US$200 M over 20 years to protect the Rio Lempa watershed, which supplies …
Parliament-mandated fund (2020) pays landowners to convert drained farmland to forests/wetlands, financed by certified CO₂ credits. By 2022: 24 forests, 230 ha, …
Since 2003, Suntory holds 30–100-year forest management agreements at 27 Japanese sites totalling >12,000 ha, recharging more than twice the groundwater it …
China's first trans-provincial watershed PES: downstream Zhejiang pays upstream Anhui to protect Xin'an River water quality; CNY 2.2 billion exchanged 2012–2020, reducing …
Multi-donor water fund protecting drinking water for 22 million São Paulo residents via PES to 430+ farmers across 11,000 ha in the …
Multi-stakeholder water fund linking EPM, Coca-Cola, Postobon, IDB and TNC to pay upstream farmers for watershed conservation across 23,000 priority hectares, securing …
Brazil's first municipal PES law (Lei 2.100/2005): Extrema, Minas Gerais pays 53+ landowners R$195/ha/yr to restore native forest and adopt conservation practices …
Since 2004, Norway pays private forest owners to permanently protect valuable boreal forest. ~870 areas protected; ~NOK 3.3 billion disbursed; 2024 budget: …
Austria's ÖPUL pays 110,200 farms — 74.6% of all holdings — to adopt voluntary agri-environmental measures on 2.2 million hectares, with €614M/year …
Queensland state fund: AUD $132M+ across 3 rounds for carbon farming with verified co-benefits. By 2024: 315,400+ ha, 1.15M+ ACCUs from 20+ …
City of Cape Town and TNC fund invasive alien tree clearance since 2018. By Oct 2023: 46,000+ ha cleared across 7 mountain …
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