Payment for Ecosystem Services | A case study from Phewa lake, Pokhara

Shivaraj Thapa

ISBN 10: 6202024526 / ISBN 13: 9786202024525

Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2017

Payment for Ecosystem Services | A case study from Phewa lake, Pokhara | Shivaraj Thapa | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2017 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9786202024525 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 113378444

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Tourism is one of the major sources of income in Pokhara valley. Phewa Lake and the catchments of the lake in western Nepal provide different ecosystem services. The lake provides irrigation for farmlands downstream, supports fish farming, and is a popular religious and recreational site for domestic and international tourists. Despite the high importance of the lake, not enough attention is paid to its protection. The size and water holding capacity of the lake is decreasing in an alarming rate due to heavy sedimentation from the upper catchments. This book aims to explore opportunities and challenges of payment for ecosystem services (Sediment retention PES Scheme) in Phewa watershed, identifying the tradable ecosystem services, services supplier and beneficiaries of current PES. Moreover, it also identified key stakeholders, their role and financial mechanism of the sediment retention PES scheme. The study was based on secondary sources, consultation with stakeholders, field observation, key informant survey, questionnaire survey. Findings show that among the different ecosystem services Tourism is ranked as 1st and sediment retention was being traded in Phewa watershed.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Shivaraj Thapa a obtenu son diplôme de forestier professionnel en 2016 à l'Institute de la sylviculture, Hetauda Campus Hetauda Nepal. Il a mené une recherche sur le paiement des services écosystémiques avec le soutien financier du WWF, Népal. Il est inscrit à l'université forestière de Pékin pour obtenir un master en économie et gestion forestières.

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Titel: Payment for Ecosystem Services | A case ...
Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu