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Mexico National Payments for Hydrological Services (PSAH)

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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 reach highly marginalised communities since 2003.

~USD 24 /ha/yr
Payment rate
4.27M ha
Priority watershed conserved
78%
Payments reaching marginalised communities (since 2003)
Mexico National Payments for Hydrological Services (PSAH)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
CONAFOR - Comision Nacional Forestal
Period
2003-present
Keywords
Tropical forest, watershed, water services, carbon

Context

Mexico's national Payments for Hydrological Services scheme, run by CONAFOR, compensates forest owners to conserve priority watersheds.

Results

It pays about USD 24/ha/yr to conserve 4.27M ha, with 78% of payments reaching highly marginalised communities since 2003.

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