GIZ ValuES - Fact sheet on training on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)

Marina Kosmus
Sectorial and Global Projects, Division 330 – Climate, Environment and Infrastructure, Head of ValuES Project

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Postfach 5180 / P.O. Box 5180, 65726 Eschborn, Deutschland / Germany

T : + 49 6196 79-1321,  E:  Marina.kosmus@giz.de

One specific instrument to capture the value of ecosystem services are payments for ecosystem services (PES). A PES scheme can be designed in various different ways, based on the intended outcomes and target areas. In this training module, the basic characteristics of a PES scheme as well as fundamental design choices are discussed based on a fictitious case study. This training course was designed to deal with PES schemes related to watersheds, biodiversity and carbon markets. The course addresses PES schemes as specialized local projects or individual initiatives, rather than large-scale national PES programs. In this way, participants will be informed about the mechanics and logics behind a PES scheme and will not be distracted by institutional and political complexities of nationwide PES programs. During the training, the exercises and cases progressively increase in scale and complexity.

The Fact Sheets gives information about the background, rationale, content and methodology of the GIZ ValuES training course "Introduction to the principles of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)".

• Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
• Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF)
• Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) of the Federal Republic of Germany (Funder)