Pagamentos por serviços ambientais – estudo de caso: Projeto Produtor de Água Pratigi, Ibirapitanga, BA

Abstract

This monograph presents a brief bibliographic review on Payments for Environmental Services and is organized in two chapters, the first one, seeks to present and explain what are Payments for Environmental Services according to the concept found in the literature. It presents the legislation related to the subject and brings examples of water PES that have already been implemented in the country and the latter, is intended for the case study Water Producer Pratigi, developed in the city of Ibirapitanga - Bahia and aims to evaluate if the design and the implementation of the Project are adequate to achieve effectiveness, efficiency and equity, as well as to observe the contribution of the changes provoked in the socio-environmental aspects in favor of the sustainability of the local ecosystem. The project is considered as a pilot project in the region and is the first initiative in the state of Bahia, is in the phase considered as initial, with data related to the environmental parameters still scarce, which makes it difficult to analyze further. of the characteristics of the first published notice, No 01/2015 - Public Call for Selection of rural properties to participate in the Pratigi - Ibirapitanga Water Producer Project and data for analyzes were obtained in the period from mid-June to early August in the Earth Conservation Organization (OCT), the project's partner institution, which allowed a closer approximation of the experience reported in this work. The project, in general, is considered as effective, the goals are being fulfilled through good practices for environmental adjustment and improvements in the water situation of the basin that will undergo positive changes, in addition to the reflexes provoked in the social sphere. In this way, project execution values quality and efficiency in order to achieve the expected objectives.