1. FLOWS: An Electronic Portal on Markets for Environmental Services FLOWS: A Project of Forest Trends www.flowsonline.org and flows@forest-trends.org

2. FLOWS: Objective  Facilitate a better understanding of the scope and role of markets, financial incentives, and institutional arrangements as tools in ecosystem management  FLOWS Prototype focuses initially on forests as an option in water resources management

3. 1a. Overview of FLOWS Portfolio  Scope of Work: Synthesis, exchange, and dissemination Synthesis, exchange, and dissemination Neutral ‘host’ Neutral ‘host’  Focus: Global Global Markets for Environmental Services Markets for Environmental Services Market Mechanisms Market Mechanisms Market Mechanisms Market Mechanisms

4. 1b. Projects of FLOWS Team  Clients: IOs: CIFOR, WCD/DDP, FAO, Millennium Ecol. Assess. IOs: CIFOR, WCD/DDP, FAO, Millennium Ecol. Assess. NGOs: Forest Trends, WWF-US, WWF-UK, IIED, IUCN NGOs: Forest Trends, WWF-US, WWF-UK, IIED, IUCN IFAs: World Bank IFAs: World Bank Govts: Panama, Guatemala Govts: Panama, Guatemala

5. 1c. Projects of FLOWS Team  Examples: Projects: Env. Services in Central America and IWRM in Costa Rica Projects: Env. Services in Central America and IWRM in Costa Rica Policy Review: Protected Area Review in Vietnam Policy Review: Protected Area Review in Vietnam Policy Research: Economics of Nature Tourism, Conservation Finance and Economic Development in KZN, South Africa Policy Research: Economics of Nature Tourism, Conservation Finance and Economic Development in KZN, South Africa

6. 1c. Projects of FLOWS Team  Examples: Synthesis: Briefing Papers on Innovations in Forestry Synthesis: Briefing Papers on Innovations in Forestry Training: Short Course on Valuation and Env. Services in Panama Training: Short Course on Valuation and Env. Services in Panama Reviews: What are we Learning from Markets and Payments for Env. Services in Costa Rica? Reviews: What are we Learning from Markets and Payments for Env. Services in Costa Rica?

7. 2. FLOWS: Delivery Systems  Staffing: Bruce Aylward, Sylvia Tognetti, plus partners and webmaster Bruce Aylward, Sylvia Tognetti, plus partners and webmaster  Disciplinary Expertise and Decision Tools: Economic Valuation/Evaluation, Policy and Institutional Analysis, Project Design and Implementation, Multi- stakeholder Participation Economic Valuation/Evaluation, Policy and Institutional Analysis, Project Design and Implementation, Multi- stakeholder Participation

8. 2. FLOWS: Delivery Systems  Thematic Coverage: Water, Biodiversity, Forestry, Energy, Agriculture, Fisheries Water, Biodiversity, Forestry, Energy, Agriculture, Fisheries  Tools: Listserve, Website, Training, Consulting Listserve, Website, Training, Consulting

9. 3. FLOWS: Gaps and Needs  Up-scaling from prototype requires collaboration and finance  Develop partnerships to enhance information exchange, leverage resources and move the broader agenda forward

10. 3. FLOWS: Role

11. 3. Activities of FLOWS

12. FLOWS: a collaborative initiative to Support the growing number of initiatives and users working to develop markets, financial incentives, and institutional arrangements for environmental services Support the growing number of initiatives and users working to develop markets, financial incentives, and institutional arrangements for environmental services Facilitate access to state-of-the art research, experience and knowledge through electronic media Facilitate access to state-of-the art research, experience and knowledge through electronic media Support decision-making by policy-makers, the private sector and communities Support decision-making by policy-makers, the private sector and communities Serve as a point of exchange and enhance mutual learning among professionals Serve as a point of exchange and enhance mutual learning among professionals

13. Thank You!