Browsing by Subject "payments for ecosystem services"
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Contesting market-based conservation: Payments for ecosystem services as a surface of engagement for rural social movements in Mexico
(Human Geography: a new radical journal, 2013)The Mexican National Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs, which provide financial incentives for rural landholders to conserve forest, were originally designed under the logic of market-based conservation. Based ... -
Evalutation of payments for ecosystem services in the valley region of Bolivia
(2009-04-24)Market based mechanisms are proliferating around the globe as a means to offer direct economic incentives for protecting and conserving ecosystem services. Among the ecosystem services being marketed, payments for watershed ... -
Improving environmental and social targeting through adaptive management in Mexico's payments for hydrological services program.
(Conserv Biol, 2014-10)Natural resource managers are often expected to achieve both environmental protection and economic development even when there are fundamental trade-offs between these goals. Adaptive management provides a theoretical structure ... -
Stakeholder Perceptions of Mexico’s Payment for Environmental Services Program: A Comparative Study of Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts in Oaxaca and Yucatán
(2012-04-27)This study evaluates the impacts of Mexico’s national Payment for Environmental Services- Hydrological program (PSA-H), which has been touted as one of the most successful payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs worldwide. ... -
Synergies and trade-offs among integrated conservation approaches in Mexico.
(Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, 2021-01-31)Integrated conservation approaches (ICAs) are employed by governments, communities, and nongovernmental organizations worldwide seeking to achieve outcomes with dual benefits for biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation. ... -
Three Essays on Evaluating Forest Conservation Programs in Developing Countries
(2021)Deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries are leading causes of environmental problems such as soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and climate change. As a result, policies aimed at slowing down or reversing ...
