The Plan Vivo Foundation recommends the following documents and links for guidance in developing payments for ecosystem services programmes:
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Technical
Carbon modelling tools
- CO2FIX
CO2FIX is a tool which can be used to quantify the carbon stocks and fluxes in forest biomass, soil organic matter and the wood products chain. Included are also a bioenergy module, a financial module and a carbon accounting module. The model is applicable to afforestation projects and agroforestry systems, and this provides a useful tool for Plan Vivo projects. The model is freely available from the web, together with examples and guidance documents.
http://www.efi.int/projects/casfor/models.htm
Methodological Guidance
- MacDicken (1997) A Guide to Monitoring Carbon Storage in Forestry and Agroforestry Projects. Download.
- Winrock Sourcebook for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry. Download
- Verplanke, J.J. and E. Zahabu, Eds. 2009: A Field Guide for Assessing and Monitoring Reduced Forest Degradation and Carbon Sequestration by Local Communities. Download
- BioCarbon Fund Methodology forEstimating Reductions of GHG Emissions from Mosaic Deforestation. Download.
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Community-led design
Guidance on choosing participatory tools
Evans, Kristen et al. (2006) Guide to participatory tools for forest communities
Bogor, Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), 2006. Download.
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Agroforestry
Selecting Species
The database provides detailed information on 670 agroforestry tree species in order to help field workers and researchers in selecting appropriate species for agroforestry systems and technologies. For each species, the database includes information on identity, ecology and distribution, propagation and management, functional uses, pests and diseases and a bibliography.
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/resources/databases/agroforestree
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Socio-economic and biodiversity impact monitoring
- Landscape Measures: A collection of guidance and tools on assessing biodiversity and livelihood outcomes of natural resource management initiatives. http://www.landscapemeasures.org/
