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Legal framework for payments for forest ecosystem services in the Czech Republic [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Forest Science, 2012
Although examples of payments for ecosystem services (PES) can be traced back at least as far as the 1980's, it is still a relatively new instrument, and the hitherto experience in many parts of the world is not extensive yet, or based on a very long ...
K. Ventrubová, P. Dvořák
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Revising Payment for Ecosystem Services in the Light of Stewardship: The Need for a Legal Framework [PDF]

open access: yesSustainability, 2015
Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) highlighted the importance of ecosystem services for human well-being, the payments for such services have increasingly been drawing the attention of governments, the private sector and academia. Nonetheless, there is not yet a specific legal framework which is able to capture the complexity of managing ...
Alessandra Solazzo   +2 more
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How may REDD+ affect the practical, legal and institutional framework for ‘Payment for ecosystem services’ in Costa Rica? [PDF]

open access: yesEcosystem Services, 2014
Abstract Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries may affect domestic policies in related policy fields. Costa Rica has a well-established system of payment for ecosystem services (PES) aimed at protecting forests and biodiversity.
Rosendal, Guri Kristin   +1 more
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A review of the legal and policy framework for payments for ecosystem services (PES) in Thailand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Thailand is somewhat lagging behind other countries in Southeast Asia in adopting the concept of payment for environmental services (PES) as an instrument for creating incentives for natural resources conservation. There are a number of activities involving payments for provision of activities or environmental services but these are missing many ...
O. Nabangchang
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Reconnecting the Dots for the Payment Service Directive 2 - Compatible Asian Financial Network

open access: yesEast Asian Economic Review, 2019
Unlike the popular belief, digital transformation mainly gets stymied by legal and regulatory issues related with legacy institutions in Asia rather than technical difficulties.
Gongpil Choi, Meeyoung Park
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Sustainable Utilization and Conservation through Compensation for Ecosystem Services: Experiences from the Koga Watershed in Northern Ethiopia

open access: yesLand
Payments for ecosystem services have recently been introduced into the ecosystem management landscape to counter ecosystem degradation. This study examines the experiences of sustainable use and management of watersheds using a compensation for ecosystem
Feyera Senbeta   +4 more
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The challenges of implementing a legal framework for Payment for Ecosystem Services in Santa Catarina, Brazil

open access: yesNatureza & Conservação, 2016
Alarcon, Gisele Garcia   +4 more
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Biodiversity policies, opportunities for restoring the economy [PDF]

open access: yesPresent Environment and Sustainable Development, 2021
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategic and legal framework of the various areas directly dependent on the protection of biodiversity and the ecosystem approach in the funding programmes related to them.
Nicoleta-Nona ARDELEANU   +1 more
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The Investigation of Legal, Social, and Economic Feasibility of Payment for Water Services in Golestan Province [PDF]

open access: yesآب و توسعه پایدار, 2020
Water ecosystem service, as a natural resource for direct and indirect consumption, and a limited and scarce production source is of great interest among all types of ecosystem services.
Jalil Karami   +2 more
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Assessing the Potential of “Mobility as a Service” in Passenger Maritime Transport

open access: yesFrontiers in Future Transportation, 2022
This article assesses the potential of Mobility as a Service in passenger maritime transport from the supply perspective by collecting and analyzing data provided by interviews to key experts in passenger transport from both industry and academia ...
Georgios Papaioannou   +3 more
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