Title
Valuing and capturing the benefits of ecosystem services of Nyungwe watershed, SW Rwanda
Author(s)
Michel Masozera
Published
2008
Abstract
This study has been commissioned by the USAID-funded Destination Nyungwe Project (DNP) and the GEF-funded UNDP Protected Areas Biodiversity Project and has as objectives to assess the economic value of ecosystem services provided by Nyungwe Forest National Park and to identify mechanisms of capturing these values through Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). The results of this study will serve two purposes toward decision-making. First, they will reveal the magnitude of the benefits that Nyungwe forest provides for stakeholders and society at large, thus helping to empower decision makers to take a comprehensive approach toward forest management, conservation, and economic development. Second, this study will help to design the required instruments to capture some of the monetary value of benefits and make them available to fund conservation activities and support local communities.

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