Bio-diversity

The projects overall objective promote the implementation of payment for environmental service drico h in the region n Chorotegan considering as a case study of the watershed or Potrero R , so as to allow the generation of income n become financially self-sustaining conservation processes and watershed resources contribution to social and productive development of the beneficiary communities. The embracing truth big MANAGEMENT n different actors, from the Minister of Environment and Energy to , to members of the Legislature and their advisors, representatives of local level institutions as the City of Nicoya , and representatives of local authorities, such as the Commission for the Watershed Management of R and Potrero. N also participated in several discussion forums n such those organized by the National Center for High Tecnolog to ( CENAT ) in some television programs n , and Apoy to the Minister of Environment, Carlos Manuel Rodr guez and Mr . Deputy Jim nez Qu rich in various presentations . This process has generated a ministerial guideline that provides for payment of a fee (right of use of water ) Environmentally adjusted (Guideline no.035 -MINAE , published in La Gaceta No.217 , Friday Nov. 5, 2004 . In oy design proposal for an institutional structure oriented management and administration of n with the expected payment service h drico environmental resources, is working on the basis of a figure that was already driving , the Commission called for the Management of R or Potrero basin this Commission had already begun work on this project when inici their activities; . est formed p blicos officials and representatives of the private sector and communities should be noted that the role of communities in the . Commission has increased during this year 2004. s opini n FIPS can not be considered in its current state as a participatory , but is tending to it. spec GRAPHICS objectives were induction and sensitization of stakeholders on level n local, regional and national levels; dissect and propose an institutional structure oriented management and administration of the expected n the payment of environmental services drico h resources; and the design of a system or b sico information to collect, process and disseminate information to different stakeholders in local, regional and national level on environmental service drico h and the results of its implementation .

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