Determinants of Private Participation in Programs Delivering Natural Infrastructure as a Watershed Service: A Review
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2026-03-06
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The success of many payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs is determined, in large part, by programs’ ability to successfully enroll participants. However, underenrollment remains a frequent challenge and little systematized knowledge about the determinants of participation is available. While case studies of PES programs abound, there is less work suggesting trends or lessons that can inform improvements in PES program design or operation to increase enrollment. In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive analysis and description of the factors that broadly influence PES program participation. This paper's findings suggest that the different aspects of participant motivation deserve a central role in any model explaining program participation.
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Vegh, Tibor, Todd K BenDor and Frederick W Cubbage (2026). Determinants of Private Participation in Programs Delivering Natural Infrastructure as a Watershed Service: A Review. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/34320.
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Tibor Vegh
Tibor Vegh serves as a senior policy associate with the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability. He is an applied social scientist with a background in environmental planning and economics. Vegh’s applied and policy-relevant research centers on the resilience of coupled human and natural systems; the economic, social, and environmental implications within the context of coastal adaptation; and the reliance on natural systems to benefit communities in the face of uncertainty and environmental risks. Vegh is a lead or collaborator on a wide range of projects where he contributes his economic, financial, and policy analysis skills, as well as his understanding of environmental planning approaches to solve real-world problems.
Vegh’s most recent work focuses on the social and economic aspects of coastal and urban resilience and multidimensional adaptation to risks in coastal and ocean systems. He has also collaborated on projects spanning many other topics, including fisheries economics, plastics pollution mitigation, ecological restoration, ecosystem service markets, bioenergy, and more.
Vegh holds a PhD in city and regional planning with a focus on environmental planning from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He earned his master's degree in forestry with a focus on economics from Northern Arizona University in 2011 and his bachelor's degree in economics with a minor in mathematics from North Carolina State University in 2008.
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