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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Ecuador Socio Bosque Conservation Programme
Ecuador · Quito · See the Ecuador profile
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 deforestation from 77,000 to 44,000 ha and benefiting 175,000 people.
US$30-60 /ha/yr
Taux de paiement
1.6M+ ha
Forêt native et páramo conservés
77,000 to 44,000 ha
Déforestation annuelle
175,000
Personnes bénéficiaires
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAAE)
- Period
- 2008-present
- Keywords
- Forest, carbon, biodiversity, watershed
Context
Le programme national Socio Bosque de l'Équateur verse, depuis 2008, aux propriétaires et communautés autochtones 30-60 US$/ha/an pour conserver la forêt native et le páramo.
Results
Il conserve plus de 1,6M ha, a réduit la déforestation annuelle de 77 000 à 44 000 ha et bénéficie à 175 000 personnes.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-20
- Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAAE) — accessed 2026-06-20
- UNDP: Ecuador receives USD 18.5M for deforestation reduction — accessed 2026-06-20
- Cambridge study: Forest conservation incentives and deforestation in Ecuador — accessed 2026-06-20
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