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Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Chile Native Forest Conservation Fund (Ley 20.283)

Chile's statutory national PES (Ley 20.283, 2008): CONAF pays landowners to conserve, recover and manage native forest. In 2024, 456 bonifications covered …

Santiago, Chile
Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Quasi-experimental

Guatemala PINFOR / PROBOSQUE National Forest Incentives

Guatemala's 28-year statutory forest PES: PINFOR (1996-2016) and PROBOSQUE (2015-present). ~USD 260 M paid, 38,000+ contracts, ~600,000 ha enrolled across plantations, agroforestry, …

Guatemala City, Guatemala
Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD+ Project (Peru)

REDD+ project protecting 182,000 ha of Amazonian forest in San Martín, Peru. Between 2008–2020: 59% deforestation decline, 8.4M tCO2e prevented, 1,300+ conservation …

Moyobamba, Peru
Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Quasi-experimental

Bolsa Floresta Programme (Amazonas, Brazil)

Brazil's oldest community PES: since 2007, the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation pays 583 riverine communities (BRL 50/household/month + community fund) to conserve 10.9 …

Manaus, Brazil
Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Ecuador Socio Bosque Conservation Programme

Ecuador's national PES since 2008 pays landowners and indigenous communities US$30–60/ha/yr to conserve 1.6M+ ha of native forest and páramo, cutting annual …

Quito, Ecuador
Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Mexico National Payments for Hydrological Services (PSAH)

Mexico's national government PES scheme (CONAFOR) compensates forest owners ~USD 24/ha/yr to conserve 4.27 million ha of priority watersheds; 78% of payments …

Guadalajara, Mexico
Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

New York City Catskills watershed protection

Rather than build an $8–10bn filtration plant, New York City invests in protecting its Catskill/Delaware watershed — ~$2.5bn since 1997 — keeping …

Catskills, New York, United States of America
Good practice ★ 60 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Vittel / Agrivair groundwater PES

To keep nitrates out of its mineral-water aquifer, Vittel (Nestlé Waters) pays catchment farmers via the Agrivair intermediary to adopt low-input agriculture …

Vittel, France