Examinando por Autor "Glasbergen, Pieter"

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Costa Rican Environmental Service Payments: The Use of a Financial Instrument in Participatory Forest Management
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2006) Miranda, Miriam; Dieperink, Carel; Glasbergen, Pieter
The core element of the Costa Rican forestry policy is a financial instrument called the environmental service payment. This instrument rewards forest owners for the environmental services (the mitigation of greenhouse gases, the protection of watersheds and scenic beauty, and the development of biodiversity) their forests provide. In this article, the experiences with this new instrument are analyzed by focusing on the way interests are represented and access is granted, the openness of information ex change, whether social learning occurred, and whether decision-making authority is shared. The analysis is based on a survey conducted in the Huetar Norte Region and on in-depth interviews with the major stakeholders. The Costa Rican case indicates that financial instruments can be used to share responsibilities and that stakeholders can suc cessfully cooperate on forest issues. It also shows that such a participatory approach is only promising if certain cul tural, economic, organizational, and political conditions are met.
The social meaning of carbon dioxide emission trading: Institutional capacity building for a green market in Costa Rica
(Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2002) Miranda, Miriam; Glasbergen, Pieter; Dieperink, Carel
Forests offer good possibilities for the sequestration of carbon dioxide. This service can be commodified by the introduction of carbon (dioxide) credits, which can be traded on a carbon market. The premise of this paper is that the traditional economic view on the construction of these carbon markets is a too simplistic one, particularly, because it neglects the social meaning of a carbon market for developing countries. From their viewpoint as suppliers of carbon credits such a market has a broader meaning. It must be seen as a social mechanism for improving both the living conditions of local people and a more encompassing improvement of the environment than climate as such. What initially might be labelled as a carbon market might better be understood as a more encompassing ‘green market’. The agreement between Costa Rica and Norway, officially known as the Reforestation Conservation Activities Implemented Jointly Project (RFCAIJP) represents a clear example of a green market. In this paper, we study the development, characteristics and benefits of that market, asking the question what lessons can be learned from this first practical experiences. More specifically we focus on the conditions that have made this type of agreement successful.
Voluntary agreements in watershed protection experiences from Costa Rica
(Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2007) Miranda, Miriam; Dieperink, Carel; Glasbergen, Pieter
Este artículo analiza la aplicación de los acuerdos ambientales voluntarios (AAV) en la protección de cuencas hidrográficas en Costa Rica. Además de la participación de empresas energéticas privadas, el Estado costarricense y los agricultores, la participación de las ONG es una característica destacada. Del análisis de estos acuerdos multisectoriales, se concluye que estos benefician a todos los actores involucrados. Los AAV se han consolidado como potentes instrumentos de política, generando efectos ambientales positivos. Es fundamental su integración en un conjunto más amplio de políticas ambientales, especialmente en relación con la gestión forestal.