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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Ecosystem services

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of shaded coffee fields provide connectivity within degraded and fragmented forests, facilitating movement and maintenance of key wildlife populations (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los cafetales bajo sombra proporcionan conectividad dentro de bosques degradados y fragmentados, facilitando el movimiento y mantenimiento de poblaciones clave de vida silvestre (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity AgroecologicalSystems
Country: Costa Rica Nicaragua
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Coffee and coffee products Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Soil Health
Instrument: Sustainability Standards or Protocols PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

PSE Costa Rica

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of the PES program in Costa Rica includes four categories: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, watershed protection and scenic beauty (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% del programa de PSA en Costa Rica incluye cuatro categorías: conservación de la biodiversidad, secuestro de carbono, protección de cuencas y belleza paisajística (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Nature-Based_Solutions
Country: Costa Rica
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: Sustainability Standards or Protocols PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

Environmental services coffee plantations

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee agroforestry systems are found in buffer zones of protected areas and inside the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor in Costa Rica (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los sistemas agroforestales de café se encuentran en zonas de amortiguamiento de áreas protegidas y dentro del Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano en Costa Rica (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity AgroecologicalSystems
Country: Costa Rica
Sector: Coffee and coffee products Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Land use planning or agricultural zoning PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Value Chains Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

Environmental impact of the coffee crisis

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of the shaded coffee plantations abandoned during the crisis were invaded and converted to intensively managed, short-term crops, treeless pastures or urban sprawl (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los cafetales bajo sombra abandonados durante la crisis fueron invadidos y convertidos a cultivos intensivamente manejados y de corta duración, pastos sin árboles o expansión urbana (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Deforestation
Country: Nicaragua
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Land use planning or agricultural zoning PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Transition to sustainable land use