For the year 2015, the following amount of hectares to be contracted in the Payment for Environmental Services Program is established:
| Modality | Amount | Observations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reforestation with fast-growing species | 2,875 hectares | Gmelina arborea, Acacia mangium and Vochysia guatemalensis, and V. hondurensis | ||
| Reforestation with medium-growing species | 2,735 hectares | Tectona grandis, Pinus sp, Cordia alliodora, Vochysia ferruginea, Eucalyptus sp and Cedrela odorata | ||
| Reforestation for other species and species contained in the decrees on closed seasons and threatened or endangered species (Decreto N° 25663-MINAE and Decreto N° 25700-MINAE and their amendments | 600 | |||
| Natural Regeneration | 3,000 hectares | Includes 1,500 hectares in Natural Regeneration with Productive Potential and 1,500 ha in Natural Regeneration in Pastures | ||
| Forest Protection | 33,050 hectares | |||
| Modality | Amount | Observations | ||
| Forest Protection in Conservation Gaps | 1,000 hectares | |||
| Protection of Water Resources | 5,000 hectares | |||
| Forest Management | 200 hectares | |||
| Agroforestry System | 500,400 trees |
FONAFIFO may vary the distribution established in the table above, according to the supply based on applications seeking to enter the modalities, provided that the authorized budget for the PPSA is not exceeded.
If a greater allocation of resources is available according to Article 5 of the Law on Tax Simplification and Efficiency No. 8114 published in La Gaceta No. 131, of July 9, 2001, and other financial resources that FONAFIFO captures for the payment of environmental services, they shall be distributed according to the criteria of the financiers and FONAFIFO. In any case, the resources used for these purposes must be incorporated into the institutional budget and approved by the General Comptroller of the Republic.
The contracts that FONAFIFO formalizes for this purpose shall establish the conditions, terms, form of payment, and other requirements to comply with what is stipulated in this article.
FONAFIFO may establish quotas for the allocation of areas and trees with producer organizations that have signed agreements with the institution for that purpose.
The State, through FONAFIFO, shall acquire the environmental services produced by forest plantations, understood as set forth in subsection k of Article 3 of Law 7575.
Specifically, the environmental service of greenhouse gas mitigation in plantations shall be paid according to the annual biomass growth in accordance with the growth tables established in this decree. Payments for these services cover the total years of the agreed term; however, in order to allow the establishment of the plantation and its maintenance, payment shall be advanced during the first five years.