Economic incentives in Jamaica for watershed management
CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), in collaboration with government agencies in Jamaica, is implementing an incentive program for small farmers. The goal is to promote practices that improve soil and water retention on their farms, such as natural barriers and agroforestry systems.
CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), in collaboration with several government agencies in Jamaica, is designing a monetary incentive program to motivate small farmers to implement solutions to improve soil and water retention on their farms. This includes the use of natural barriers, agroforestry systems, the protection of forested areas, and other actions aimed at increasing and protecting soil cover. These investments will improve farm productivity and, therefore, the well-being of participating farmers' families. They will also generate important co-benefits for other users of the watershed, particularly the water company that provides services to homes and industries in Kingston and other nearby cities, as well as an increase in the area's resilience to the onslaught of extreme weather events.
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Estimated value:
Conservation of forests and their entire ecosystem in general (air, water, soil, biodiversity, climate)
Expected environmental impact:
Rural
Sector:
N.A
Efficiency (%):
N.A
Energy used:
100 - 800
Precipitation (mm):
1, 6, 13, 15 and 17
SDGs impacted:
Water production and storage
Main theme:
100 - 800
Precipitation:
Caribbean
Region:
Low
Application difficulty:
Nature-based solutions: experiences and opportunities in agricultural landscapes in Latin America and the Caribbean (iica.int)
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