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Innovative socio-economic policy for improving environmental performance: Payments for ecosystem services

ESCAP, its partners and Asia-Pacific countries have advocated “green growth” as a strategy to achieve sustainable development in the resource-constrained, high-poverty context of the Asian and the Pacific region. The conventional “grow now, clean up later” approaches to economic growth are increasingly placing the futures of regional economies and societies at risk. The forward-thinking policymaker is tasked to promote development based on eco-efficient economic growth and at the same time, record more inclusive gains in human welfare and socio-economic progress. In order to assist policymakers in responding to such challenges, ESCAP’s activity on green growth has been developed to focus on five paths: sustainable infrastructure development; investment in natural capital; green tax and budget reform; sustainable consumption and production; and the greening of business and markets. The ESCAP “Greening of economic growth” series provides policymakers with quick access to clear, easy-to-read guidance to specific “green growth” policy tools and actions. For more information please contact the Environment and Development Division at escap-esdd-evs@un.org and visit http://www.greengrowth.org.

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Document type Issue and policy briefs
Language of document
  • English
Topics
  • Ecological services
  • Forest trade and finance
  • Terms and definitions
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Timor-Leste
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
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The Director Environment and Development Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacifi?c United Nations Building Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Author (corporate) ESCAP
Publication date 2009
Keywords financing,PES
Date uploaded May 16, 2018, 07:44 (UTC)
Date modified May 16, 2018, 09:25 (UTC)