Incentives for Ecosystem Services (IES) in the Himalayas: A ‘Cookbook’ for Emerging IES Practitioners in the Region

Acronyms

AKRSP ANSAB CFUG CICERO

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources Community Forest User Group Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Community Managed Conservation Area Chitwan National Park Community-based Trophy Hunting Programme

CITES CMCA CNP CTHP

DCC DDC DDWSUC EMSF ES FCTF FECOFUN GBWMB

District Conservation Committee District Development Committee Dhulikhel Drinking Water and Sanitation Users Committee Environmental Management Special Fund Ecosystem Services Forest Carbon Trust Fund Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal Gilgit-Baltistan Wildlife Management Board Geographic Information System Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Hindu Kush Himalaya Himachal Pradesh Eco-Development Society Incentive-based mechanisms (for ecosystem services) International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Incentives for Ecosystem Services International Union for the Conservation of Nature National Council for Conservation of Wildlife Nepal Electricity Authority Non-governmental organization Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation Payment for Ecosystem Services Payment for Watershed Services Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Rupa Lake Rehabilitation and Fisheries Cooperative Sustainable Development Goals Strength Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats

GIS GIZ HKH HPEDS IBM ICIMOD IES IUCN NCCW NEA NGO NORAD PES PWS REDD/REDD+ RLRFC

SDGs SWOT VCC VDC WASH WCS WWF

Valley Conservation Committee Village Development Committee Water Availability through Self-Help Wildlife Conservation Society World Wide Fund for Nature

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Nepalese Rupee Yuan Renminbi US Dollar

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Incentives for Ecosystem Services (IES) in the Himalayas