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This knowledge product was prompted by the successful International Conference on Payments for Ecological Services held on 6-7 September 2009 in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Director General for the East Asia Department, Klaus Gerhaeusser, led the international team of experts and speakers at the conference. ADB’s Director for Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Division of the East Asia Department, Kunhamboo Kannan, gave the inspiration and support for the preparation of this paper. ADB’s Principal Water Resources Management Specialist, Qingfeng Zhang, designed the conference program and finalized this paper with contributions from Natural Resources Economist, Tun Lin. Consultants Michael T. Bennett and Leshan Jin participated in the conference and prepared the initial draft of this report and gave valuable comments for the final report. International experts Robert Crooks, Eva Abal, and Hasan Moinuddin also attended the conference and provided valuable comments on the product at various stages of its development. Melissa Alipalo, Anthony Victoria, and Joy Quitazol-Gonzalez helped edit, design, and produce this product.

This product has also benefited from the strong support of and close collaboration with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), through whose successful organization and hosting of the conference made this report worthwhile. ADB is particularly grateful to Du Ying, the Vice Chairman of NDRC, for his leading role in cross-ministerial efforts on payment for ecosystem services in the PRC. ADB would also like to thank Qin Yucai, the Director of the Department of Western Regions Development of NDRC, and his colleagues Zhang Yadan, Tong Zhangshun, and Xiao Weiming for their excellent coordination and technical capacity in dealing with this cross-agency work.