Voices of the Impact Economy
'Voices of the Impact Economy', is a dialogue series designed by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India, Second Nature Sustainable Solutions (SNSS), and broadcast journalist Mugdha Kalra, to simplify the complex themes of impact investing and transformative systems change. The goal is to foster collaboration, co-create solutions, and scale ideas amongst climate conscious and impact aware actors - investors, for-profit and not-for-profit social enterprises, corporates, and civil society organisations.
Voices of the Impact Economy
Episode 16 - Who pays for Nature? The PES System Explained
In this episode of Voices of the Impact Economy, Discover how the Payment for Ecosystem Services system is turning conservation into an economic opportunity! In this, Mugdha Kalra is simplifying the concept of PES. PES aligns economic incentives with environmental conservation, promoting sustainable practices.
Learn more about our position and proposition on PES through our Publication "Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)" authored by Ashish Mehta and Sarbjit Sahota here - https://lnkd.in/gGkAAEeC.
This position paper aims to provide knowledge and support to social enterprises that intend to become impact enterprises. It also intends to be a basis for access to private sector climate financing by conservation practitioners, since financial returns accrue to investors, to scale up socio ecological impact across different ecosystems.
The dialogue series - Voices of the Impact Economy, designed by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, India, Ashish Mehta of Second Nature Sustainable Solutions (SNSS) and Mugdha Kalra expands on the foundational work done by FES and SNSS on Impact Investment Ecosystem for Transformative Change Making (https://lnkd.in/gZT8GweS) and Payments for Ecosystem Services (https://lnkd.in/gGkAAEeC) as approaches towards addressing social-ecological transformation.