Environmental Service Payment: a summary of Costa Rica’s experience

This paper is a profile of the current payment for environmental services system in Costa Rica. While much has been written regarding this topic and regarding this program there is little quantitative evidence that enables one to clearly decide...

Proceedings of the 2005 IMFN Global Forum

The International Model Forest Network (IMFN) Global Forum took place on November 7 to 11, 2005.  The event was held in Turrialba, Costa Rica, headquarters of the Regional Model Forest Network for Latin America and the Caribbean...

Natural Resource Based Economic Development Project in the Nanaiski District of Khabarovsk State, Russia.

This final report tells the story of the Natural Resource Based Economic Development Project in the Nanaiski District of Khabarovsk State, Russia. The CIDA/McGregor contribution agreement commenced in March 1999 as a $3.48 million, four year project...

Research growing into practice: 2002-2003 Annual Report

The year 2002/2003 marked increased collaboration and knowledge exchange between members of the Canadian Model Forest Network. By capitalizing on the collective, accrued knowledge of eleven model forests, sustainable forest management is advanced...

Reforestation and Agro-Forestry in Mariposa Monarca Model Forest

For more than half a decade the Manitoba Model Forest has been involved with developing projects in partnership with its sister, the Mariposa Monarca Model Forest in Mexico. One of the most important winter habitats of the Monarch Butterfly, the...