Payment for Ecosystem Services

Reference Title	Measuring Up: Synchronizing Biodiversity Measurement Systems for Markets and Other Incentive Programs
Date Published	April 2011
Authors	Bobby Chochran, Willamette Partnership
Summary	This report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Environmental Markets, focuses on two areas of action that could help improve effective investments for biodiversity: 1) Standardizing systems for measuring the outcomes of current incentive programs, and 2) Providing options for how federal agencies and others might support biodiversity incentives, particularly markets for biodiversity. The report also addresses Section 2709 of the 2008 Farm Bill, which directs USDA to provide guidance and support for market-based approaches to engage more landowners in conservation.
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