Payment for Environmental Services: Hypotheses and Evidence. [PDF]
Annu Rev Resour Economics, 2013 The use of payment for environmental services (PES) is not a new type of contract, but PES programs have become more in vogue because of the potential for sequestering carbon by paying to prevent deforestation and degradation of forestlands. We provide a
Alston LJ, Andersson K, Smith SM.
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Incentives, conditionality and collective action in payment for environmental services [PDF]
International Journal of the Commons, 2014 As payment for environmental services (PES) initiatives spread to collectively managed natural resources, questions arise because the incentive structures that might be appropriate for individually managed resources will not necessarily promote the ...
John M. Kerr +2 more
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Changes in the constituents of the "Bosque de Agua" of the Sierra Cruces-Ajusco-Chichinautzín, Mexico, an area with payment for environmental services. [PDF]
Environ Earth Sci, 2021 The “Bosque de Agua”, to the west and south of Mexico City, which is the fifth largest city in the world, has historically suffered disturbances in forest cover, with a consequent reduction in the environmental services provided.
López-García J, Navarro-Cerrillo RM.
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Brazilian payment for environmental services programs emphasize water-related services
International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2023 Based on “user pays” and “provider gets” principles, the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) consists of providing economic incentives or compensation for land users who adopt activities that promote ecosystem services.
Ingrid Mamedes +5 more
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Incentives for climate mitigation in the land use sector-the effects of payment for environmental services on environmental and socioeconomic outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review. [PDF]
Campbell Syst Rev, 2019 Unsustainable practices in the land use sector contribute to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases. Payment for environmental services (PESs) provide economic incentives to reduce the negative environmental impacts of land use and are a ...
Snilsveit B +9 more
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Costa Rica's Payment for Environmental Services Program: Intention, Implementation, and Impact.
Conservation Biology, 2007 : We evaluated the intention, implementation, and impact of Costa Rica's program of payments for environmental services (PSA), which was established in the late 1990s.
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa +2 more
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SociusThe authors draw on environmental state theory to inform this study, examining the relationship between public payment for ecosystem services programs and forest loss from 2001 to 2015 in low- and middle-income nations.
Marion C. Harper +4 more
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Applied Environmental Research, 2014 A high level of space and land utilization in the city of Semarang, Indonesia, has caused degradation of natural resources, both terrestrial and aquatic. In particular, the impact of flooding and high spring tides has worsened over time.
Edi Santosa
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Payment for Environmental Services: A critical review of schemes, concepts, and practice in Brazil.
Science of the Total Environment, 2023 The Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is often conceived through complex schemes without a clear definition of all concepts involved. This study presents the results of a systematic literature review on PES schemes in Brazil, accompanied by a ...
Paula Karen Mota +5 more
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Forests, 2023 The policy of payments for environmental services is implemented in public policies in Brazil, and there are many efforts to increase projects that subsidize rural producers, combining payments with incentives for good agricultural practices that promote
Lucas Francisco de Dominicis +7 more
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