Bhutan for Life — Project Finance for Permanence (Bhutan)
Bhutan
Asia's first 'Project Finance for Permanence' secures 1.1 M ha of protected Himalayan forest in Bhutan via a USD 118 …
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Chile's statutory national PES (Ley 20.283, 2008): CONAF pays landowners to conserve, recover and manage native forest. In 2024, 456 bonifications covered 4,482 ha, disbursing CLP 2.2 billion; budget grew to CLP 6.975 billion for 2026.
Chile's Native Forest Conservation Fund (Ley 20.283, 2008) is a statutory national PES in which CONAF pays landowners to conserve, recover and manage native forest.
In 2024, 456 bonifications covered 4,482 ha and disbursed CLP 2.2 billion, with the budget growing to CLP 6.975 billion for 2026.
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Bhutan
Asia's first 'Project Finance for Permanence' secures 1.1 M ha of protected Himalayan forest in Bhutan via a USD 118 …
Japan
Since 2019, Japan distributes ¥40–62 billion/year to municipalities and prefectures for managing private plantation forests; from April 2024 funded by …
Argentina
Argentina's 2007 Native Forest Law mandates 0.3% of the federal budget as direct payments to landowners and communities conserving Category …
Portugal
Portugal's national PES pilot (Resolução 121/2019): Fundo Ambiental pays 14 landowners €3.7M over 20 years to conserve 27,674 ha — …
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