Leveraging Payments for Ecosystem Services: Poplar River First Nation leads the way with innovative conservation

This report describes the efforts of the Poplar River First Nation (PRFN) to implement Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) to support the conservation of its traditional territory and develop a sustainable forest-based economy.

• Poplar River First Nation (PRFN) has spent the last 20 years working to protect and conserve its traditional territory, known as Asatiwisipe Aki, which covers 862,000 hectares.
• PRFN aims to utilize nature-based solutions and Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) to create socioeconomic and environmental benefits for the community and the broader population of Manitoba. The community seeks third-party partnerships to ensure financial sustainability for its stewardship efforts.
• The report provides a draft PES agreement for PRFN based on national and international frameworks, specifically referencing guidance from the Katoomba Group, which focuses on carbon sequestration, biodiversity habitat, and watershed protection.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2020). Leveraging Payments for Ecosystem Services: Poplar River First Nation leads the way with innovative conservation. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/leveraging-payments-ecosystem-services-poplar-river-first-nation-leads-way

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Leveraging Payments for Ecosystem Services: Poplar River First Nation leads the way with innovative conservation. 2020. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/leveraging-payments-ecosystem-services-poplar-river-first-nation-leads-way.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2020leveraging, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Leveraging Payments for Ecosystem Services: Poplar River First Nation leads the way with innovative conservation}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = feb, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/leveraging-payments-ecosystem-services-poplar-river-first-nation-leads-way}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }