Development Marketplace: Payment for Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Agriculture

Rodrigo Martinez of the Organization of American States talks about this project to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of 500 household residents and protect and improve the ecosystem service capacity by implementing a menu of agro-forestry practices combined with a scheme of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES). The project will target three pilot sites located in the Department of San Pedro, Paraguay which includes a portion of the Bosque Atlántico del Alto Parana (BAAP) along with other sensitive ecosystems.