Design practicalities of a PES programme in the East Usambara Mountains,...
Jul 4, 2012 by Judith Nzyoka Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, are recognized internationally as one of the world’s most bio diverse ecosystems and conservation efforts, they face an ongoing threat from...
View ArticlePRESA contributes to Green Economy
Jul 11, 2012 by Judith Nzyoka The one of representative from Pro-poor Rewards for Environmental Service in Africa (PRESA) was given a chance to show the programme’s initiative as part of RIO+20...
View ArticleThird Payment for Environmental Services to farmers for catchment...
Jul 31, 2012 By J. Nyongesa edited by Judith Nzyoka The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Kenya Country office) in partnership with CARE – Kenya has been implementing the phased Equitable Payment for...
View ArticleWilling, but unable to pay..
By Judith Nzyoka Ecosystem degradation in Guinea has been attributed to anthropogenic activities such as uncontrolled logging and clearing land for farming, coal mining, and other unsustainable forest...
View ArticleWomen in agricultural landscapes
By Judith Nzyoka Women play a vital role in food production, making up the majority of the agricultural work force in many developing countries. Moreover, women farmers are often seen as the potential...
View ArticleConnecting farmers to agricultural information through SMS services
By Judith Nzyoka Africa is the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world. The number of mobile phone subscribers has grown by 18% per year for the past five years in Sub-Saharan Africa, while...
View ArticleGreen loan – an incentive for investing in soil and water conservation
By Judith Nzyoka Farmer’s Life, a for profit company in Partnership with ICRAF (PRESA) is piloting a conditional low-interest microfinance approach with farmers in Sasumua watershed as an incentive to...
View ArticleF3-Life wins the Climate Change Finance Innovation Award
UNDP and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. have announced F3-Life as the winner of the US$ 10,000 Climate Change Finance Innovation Award.The contest aims at addressing the urgent need...
View ArticleCall for abstracts: International workshop on ‘Ecosystem management and...
International workshop on ecosystem management and environmental justice: Mapping the linkages, at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, 12-13 October 2015. The workshop explores how...
View ArticlePRESA stakeholder engagement on watershed management
The Pro-poor rewards for environmental services in Africa (PRESA) project at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has been instrumental in providing evidence on the effectiveness of the Payments for...
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