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Good practices of initiative:

ESP: PSA: Programa de Pago por Servicios Ambientales - Costa Rica

Relevance
It measures the alignment of the initiative with existing policy frameworks in the country. In addition, the scalability of the initiative to other realities and geographies is valued.
Framework Description Ambit Country Source
Forest Law-Costa Rica National Costa Rica Link
Effectiveness
This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.
Indicator Description Indicator Type Measure Unit Base date Base Goal Measure Date Measure Compliance Source
Children under 16 years Effectiveness Number 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 21.59 Impact evaluation (Socioeconomic indicators for the average number of non-participants in the sample)
Age of land tenure Effectiveness Years 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 71.11 Impact evaluation (Socioeconomic indicators for the average number of non-participants in the sample)
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Effectiveness Index 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 1616.7 Impact evaluation-control group
Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) Effectiveness Coefficient of variation 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 48.22 Impact evaluation - control group
Ability to recover from climate impacts Effectiveness 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 9.61 Impact evaluation - control group
Households affected by climate impacts since 2011 Effectiveness Percentage 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 1.78 Impact evaluation - control group
Households affected by the drought Effectiveness Percentage 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 27.01 Impact evaluation - control group
Permit requirement to exploit communal lands by households Effectiveness 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 13.36 Impact evaluation - control group
Total net household income Effectiveness USD 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 60.28 Impact evaluation - control group
Total Gross Household Income Effectiveness USD 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 1895.5 Impact evaluation - control group
Income diversification (Number of income sources) Effectiveness Number 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 44.72 Impact evaluation - control group
Durable Assets Index Effectiveness Index 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 7.44 Impact evaluation - control group
Index of productive assets Effectiveness Index 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 2 Impact evaluation - control group
Total Assets Index Effectiveness Index 02-08-2022 03-12-2007 18.5 Impact evaluation - control group
Learned lessons
Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.
Lesson Description Source