RUPES: Rewards for care
Asia's upland poor - often indigenous minorities - manage forested areas that provide environmental services such as clean water and biodiversity conservation, that benefit all of humanity. But they seldom get rewarded or recognized for their efforts in protecting those fragile environments.
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| Produced by | World Agroforestry Centre |
| Contact | write the producer |
| Home page | more info |
| Produced | May 26, 2009 |
| Distributor | World Agroforestry Centre |
Full Description
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and its partners hope to change that through an innovative program called RUPES - Rewarding the Upland Poor for Environmental Services. RUPES works in six action research sites across Asia: Kulekhani in Nepal, Kalahan and Bakun in the Philippines, and Singkarak, Sumberjaya and Bungo in Indonesia.








