Good practices of initiative:
ESP: PSA: Programa de Pago por Servicios Ambientales - Costa Rica
Relevance
It measures the alignment of the initiative with existing policy frameworks in the country. In addition, the scalability of the initiative to other realities and geographies is valued.
| Marco | Description | Ambit | Country | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Law-Costa Rica | National | Costa Rica | Link |
Eficacy
This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.
| Indicator | Description | Indicator Type | Measure Unit | Base date | Base | Goal | Measure Date | Measure | Compliance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children under 16 years | Effectiveness | Number | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 21.59 | Impact evaluation (Socioeconomic indicators for the average number of non-participants in the sample) | ||||
| Age of land tenure | Effectiveness | Years | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 71.11 | Impact evaluation (Socioeconomic indicators for the average number of non-participants in the sample) | ||||
| Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) | Effectiveness | Index | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 1616.7 | Impact evaluation-control group | ||||
| Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) | Effectiveness | Coefficient of variation | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 48.22 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Ability to recover from climate impacts | Effectiveness | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 9.61 | Impact evaluation - control group | |||||
| Households affected by climate impacts since 2011 | Effectiveness | Percentage | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 1.78 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Households affected by the drought | Effectiveness | Percentage | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 27.01 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Permit requirement to exploit communal lands by households | Effectiveness | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 13.36 | Impact evaluation - control group | |||||
| Total net household income | Effectiveness | USD | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 60.28 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Total Gross Household Income | Effectiveness | USD | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 1895.5 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Income diversification (Number of income sources) | Effectiveness | Number | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 44.72 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Durable Assets Index | Effectiveness | Index | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 7.44 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Index of productive assets | Effectiveness | Index | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 2 | Impact evaluation - control group | ||||
| Total Assets Index | Effectiveness | Index | 02-08-2022 | 03-12-2007 | 18.5 | Impact evaluation - control group |
Learned lessons
Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.
| Lesson | Description | Source |
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