Event: 5th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services Trust Funds as a Tool to Protect the Water Source Areas: A Case Study in Longwu, Zhejiang Province 25 November 2016 Author / Speaker Qingxin Chu View File The Shanshui trust fund, Hangzhou’s Longwu reservoir water source protection project, is a public trust project to protect and manage the environment of small drinking water source. It is supported by the Wanxiang Trust–China Nature Conservancy Public Trust. The project use the trust structure to reorganize the farmers, public interest organizations, NGOs, agriculture-related industrial chain, financial institutions, and other multi-integrated agents to achieve public welfare environmental protection and realize economic gains from coordinated development. Likewise, the project played an important role in revitalizing the forestland assets, promoting the deepening of the rural financial system reform, and raising the income of farmers. Aimed at recruiting qualified investors and efficiently integrating social resources, the Shanshui trust fund incorporates various roles of farmers, financial institutions, non-profit organizations, local social groups, downstream agricultural enterprises and consumers into their daily operations to establish a win-win platform of interaction, collaboration and sharing. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Download Topics Environment Finance Water