Forest Trends sponsored a regional workshop on ?Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services? in La Ceiba, Honduras in early fall in which ten different countries (Panama, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States and England), 24 local organizations, and 3 community organizations were represented. The workshop strengthened the knowledge base of indigenous and community leaders, as well as NGO technical staff regarding the identification, management and execution of payment and compensation for ecosystem service projects. The workshop included a variety of C/PES and REDD+ modules, 6 case studies and a field visit.