| Title of the Training: | Payment for Ecosystem Services and Climate Compatible Development |
| Year of the Training: | 2013 |
| Number of Participants: | 29 |
| Country: | Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Tanzania |
| Subject: | MASMA |
| Description of the Project: | The East African Forum for Payment for Ecosystem Services (EAFPES) in partnership with Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) of the University of Dar es Salaam organized a training workshop attended by 29 participants that aimed at building the capacity of coastal and marine resources managers, policy makers, practitioners and conservationists and community group leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar on the concepts and practices of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and Climate Compatible Development (CCD). The training was held in Kenya in November 2013 and included a field visit to Gazi Bay mangrove forest where there is a pilot PES (carbon credit) scheme- the MikokoPamoja Project. Participants recommended that because PES and CCD concepts and practices are emerging in the WIO region and there is still a huge gap in knowledge and skills, future efforts should be directed towards having similar workshops annually and rotating around the WIO countries. |
| Read More: | https://www.wiomsa.org/wp-content/uploads/filebase/annual_reports/WIOMSA-Annual-Report-2013n.pdf |