The Practical Perspective of Environmental Services Management: Field Studies on Innovation and the Remuneration of Positive Externalities in Agriculture in Kenya

Philipp Aerni
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Philipp Aerni: University of Zurich

Chapter Chapter 3 in The Sustainable Provision of Environmental Services, 2016, pp 65-114 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The chapter illustrates the experience with different types of PES projects in Kenya. It starts with the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project (KACP), a PES project designed to make use of voluntary carbon market to compensate farmers for carbon sequestration. Subsequently, the experiences with small-scale and large-scale watershed PES projects are discussed. Finally, the potential of entrepreneurship and innovation to create markets for environmental goods in Kenya is explored by means of selected case studies (Maassai-owned slaughterhouse, microinsurance for farmers and flower exports). All the case studies illustrate that the presence of the private sector is crucial in making use of PES as a vehicle to create a market for environmental goods.

Keywords: Positive Externality; Private Standard; Sustainable Agricultural Practice; Voluntary Carbon Market; Flower Business (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19345-8_3

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