The international conference focuses on the institutional frameworks and governance structures of PES schemes in both developing and industrialized countries, including Costa Rica, Spain, Madagascar, US (Vermont), Tajikistan, and Southeast Asia. The conference takes place on Thursday and Friday, November 10-11, and a field trip to visit a PES scheme in practice in Brandenburg is organized for Saturday, November 12th. Register [1]on the conference website, where there is also a detailed agenda, and information about Berlin accommodations and tourist attractions.