Rewards for, Use of, and shared investment in, Pro-poor Environmental Services schemes (RUPES) Phase Two

The Rewards for, Use of, and Shared Investment in,
Pro-poor Environmental Services (RUPES) project,
phase 2 (2008??12), coordinated by the World
Agroforestry Centre, was the second stage of the
introduction of the concept of rewarding people to
protect or enhance environmental services that
benefit businesses or the wider population in
Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Nepal, India and
China. The ultimate target group for RUPES 2 was
indigenous forest dwellers and smallholding farmers
in less productive environments that were vulnerable
to environmental degradation and climate change.
RUPES 2 gave ample consideration to innovative
approaches that targeted fair and efficient schemes
for rewards for environmental services (RES).
Countries in which RUPES worked have integrated
environmental serviced and rewards into their legal
policy frameworks. Moreover, RUPES case studies
provided lessons to rationalize conflicting policies on
access and use of natural resources in rural areas.