Programme

9.00-9.15 Welcome and introduction by Irina Prokofieva (CTFC)

Session 1: A close look at MBIs and PES (Chair: Irina Prokofieva, CTFC)

9.15-9.40 Market-based instruments in theory and in practice: characterization, strengths and weaknesses , by Mikael Skou Andersen, University of Aarhus.  
9.40-10.05 Payments for environmental services: concept and overview of main theoretical issues , by Sven Wunder, CIFOR. 
10.05-10.30 Lessons learnt from existing PES schemes , by Stefano Pagiola, World Bank.
10.30-10:50 Trends in MBI in EU countries: results of FORVALUE project , by Robert Mavsar, EFIMED

10.50-11.20 Coffee break

Session 2: MBIs and PES in practice: selected case studies as applied in forestry (Chair: Pablo Martínez de Anguita, Rey Juan Carlos I University)

11:20-11:40 MBIs and PES from policy maker’s perspective, by José Maria Solano, Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs. 
11.40-12.05 Payments for mushrooms picking and their effects on regional development: a comparative analysis , by Davide Pettenella, University of Padova. 
12.05-12.30 Payments for Forest Environmental Services in Portugal: the case of the Permanent Forest Fund , by Americo Mendes, Portuguese Catholic University.  
12.30-12.55 Carbon payments in Mexican forests: from a flagship project to the national scheme , by Esteve Corbera, University of East Anglia.  
12.55-13.20 Finnish experience with METSO biodiversity conservation scheme , by Markku Ollikainen, University of Helsinki.

13.20 – 14.50 Lunch

Session 3: MBIs and PES – a curse or a cure? (Chair: Bo Jellesmark Thorsen)

14.50-15.10 Can MBIs and PES provide real solutions to the problems of forestry? By Bo Jellesmark Thorsen, University of Copenhagen.  
15.10-16.20 Round table discussion (Mikael Skou Andersen, Sven Wunder, Stefano Pagiola, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen, Margaret Shannon)

16.20 – 16.50 Coffee break

16.50 – 17.20 Summary and conclusions , by Margaret Shannon, EFI

17.20 – 17.35 Final remarks , by Irina Prokofieva

17.35 – 17.45 Closure of the workshop (Marc Palahí, EFIMED and José Antonio Bonet, CTFC)