April 1–2, 2009, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - The meeting explored how ecosystem service payments and markets in carbon, water and biodiversity are quickly becoming key solutions to the urgent environmental problems of climate change, fresh water pollution, biodiversity loss, soil erosion and the destruction of our coastal and marine systems. A private side event also took place on April 3-4, 2009 in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
2009 Katoomba Meeting XIV (Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil)
April 1–2, 2009, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - The meeting, entitled "Katoomba XIV: Avoiding Deforestation in the Amazon: REDD and PES Markets", was co-hosted by the Katoomba Group, Forest Trends and the State of Mato Grosso, and was made possible by support from USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement and other partners. The meeting explored how ecosystem service payments and markets in carbon, water and biodiversity are quickly becoming key solutions to the urgent environmental problems of climate change, fresh water pollution, biodiversity loss, soil erosion and the destruction of our coastal and marine systems. A private side event also took place on April 3-4, 2009 in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Katoomba Meeting XIV Brazil 2009 - Avoiding Deforestation in the Amazon: REDD and PES Markets - Agenda
The Mato Grosso Katoomba meeting in Brazil will convene policy makers, the scientific community, major financial institutions, business leaders, environmental non-governmental organizations, community based organizations and indigenous groups from the Amazon region of Brazil and around the globe to discuss the current state of, and potential for, forest-based carbon sequestration and REDD through PES markets. The conference will also address pioneering initiatives in water and biodiversity markets which, in conjunction with REDD, have the capability to reduce global carbon emissions and avoid dangerous climate change.
Payments for Water Services in Sao Paulo
Presentation given at the private side of the Katoomba meeting XIV Brazil entitled: “Avoiding Deforestation in the Amazon: REDD & PES Markets” which was held April 3-4, 2009 in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
