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Katoomba Group Meeting: Katoomba Group Meeting September 17-18, 2005
Jinja Town, Uganda
Workshop Objectives: Workshop Objectives To share ideas on strategies for scaling up of Payments for Ecosystem Services
To obtain feedback on the direction of the Ecosystem Marketplace
To share information about Katoomba Group member initiatives
To discuss expanding Katoomba Group activities in Africa
Planning Activities in 2005: Planning Activities in 2005 Analytical framework on institutional requirements for PES
Global assessment of barriers to scaling up PES (by market, by stakeholder, country)
Baseline of ongoing PES activities on institutional development/capacity
Proposed strategy for institutional development/capacity for scaling up PES
Major Barriers to Scaling up PES: Major Barriers to Scaling up PES Inadequate market information
Lack of capacity for strategic planning and institutional development
Private buyers not mobilized to engage
Lack of viable models for BD payments
Weak engagement of rural communities
Draft Strategic Priorities: Draft Strategic Priorities Enhance Ecosystem Marketplace for market info
Mobilize and organize private buyers for ES
Regional “Katoomba Groups” to support country and regional capacity- and institution-building for PES in Latin America, Africa, and Asia
Best practice guidelines for biodiversity PES:
Biodiversity offsets
Small to medium forest enterprises
Agri-environmental payments for landscape impacts
Coastal and marine ecosystem PES
Agenda: Agenda Saturday:
Marketplace Plans
PES in Africa
Mobilizing Buyers
Group Member Updates
African Dancing!
Sunday:
CARE/IIED/WWF Watershed PES
Business and Biodiversity Offsets
Brainstorming on Market Info Needs
Next Steps for LULUCF in Carbon Trading