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Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the face of external biophysical stressors

open access: yesGlobal Environmental Change, 2015
Economic instruments such as Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes are increasingly promoted to protect ecosystems (and their associated ecosystem services) that are threatened by processes of local and global change. Biophysical stressors external to a PES site, such as forest fires, pollution, sea level rise, and ocean acidification, may ...
Friess, D.A.   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessment of the effectiveness of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the delivery of desired Ecosystem Services in Sasumua catchment, Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Abstract. The study was conducted in Sasumua watershed in Nyandarua County, Kenya where a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) pilot project was initiated in June 2015 with the aim of promoting sustainable land management practices (SLM) that would lead to improved water quality.
Charles Nduhiu   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Payments for Ecosystem Services in Florida’s Landscape: Concepts and Principles

open access: yesEDIS
Ecosystem services are the direct and indirect benefits that ecosystems provide humans. Florida is known for its diverse landscape, which includes valuable ecosystem services such as water storage, soil conservation, and biodiversity.
Youmin Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathways from the payment for ecosystem services program to ecological and socio-economic outcomes

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2022
As a new natural resource management tool based on financial incentives, payment for ecosystem services (PES) plays a vital role in balancing socio-economic development and ecological protection.
Lei Jia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zones with Potential for the Payment of Environmental Services in the Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo

open access: yesRevista de Estudios Andaluces, 2019
The arid regions in Mexico are excluded from the benefits of the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) scheme of the National Forestry Commission, due to the low forest cover they have.
Genaro Aguilar-Sánchez   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

How Participation in Payment for Ecosystem Services Shapes Perception of Ecosystem Services and Conservation Willingness

open access: yesEcosystem Health and Sustainability
It is imperative to comprehend the impact of payment for ecosystem services (PES) policies on local communities’ perceptions for effective environmental management.
Zhenglin Qiao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Payment for ecosystem services (PES): a holistic tool for sustainable forest management-a case study from Pakistan

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
Economic valuation of ecosystem services is a new concept in forest management. Economic valuation provides basis for payment for ecosystem services (PES).
S. Muhammad   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Functional Materials: Progress and Emerging Frontiers

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence is transforming the discovery of functional materials by linking synthesis, characterization, simulation, and design in unified workflows. Advances in machine learning, autonomous experimentation, and foundation models are accelerating innovation across energy, electronics, and biomedicine, while revealing new frontiers for ...
Cristiano Malica   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livelihood Sustainability Assessment of Payment for Ecosystem Services Providers in Cidanau Watershed, Banten Province

open access: yesJurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2023
The payment for ecosystem services (PES) scheme in the Cidanau Watershed, Banten Province, Indonesia has not yet quantified and reviewed its livelihood impacts on its providers after two decades of implementation.
Muhammad Diheim Biru   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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