scholarly journals Assessing divergent consequences of payments for ecosystem services on rural livelihoods: A case-study in China's Loess Hills

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 3549-3570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qirui Li ◽  
T. S. Amjath Babu ◽  
Stefan Sieber ◽  
Peter Zander
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services ◽  
Loess Hills

Contribution of ecosystem services to rural livelihoods in a changing landscape: A case study from the Eastern Himalaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 105643
Author(s):  
Nakul Chettri ◽  
Kamal Aryal ◽  
Sanjan Thapa ◽  
Kabir Uddin ◽  
Pratikshya Kandel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Eastern Himalaya

Household participation in Payments for Ecosystem Services: A case study from Mozambique

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Daniel Mudaca ◽  
Toshiyuki Tsuchiya ◽  
Masaaki Yamada ◽  
Siaw Onwona-Agyeman
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services

scholarly journals Payments for ecosystem services in an African protected area: exploring issues of legitimacy, fairness, equity and effectiveness

Oryx ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole D. Gross-Camp ◽  
Adrian Martin ◽  
Shawn McGuire ◽  
Bereket Kebede ◽  
Joseph Munyarukaza
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services ◽  
Conservation And Development ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Complementary Nature ◽  
Development Objectives

AbstractWe explore the potential for payments for ecosystem services (PES) to reconcile conservation and development goals, using a case study of an experimental PES intervention around the Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda. The scheme involves the purchase of biodiversity conservation services from local communities in four selected locations. Although a portion of the payment is awarded at the household level, it is the collective action of the community that determines the level of the payment. Contracts are negotiated annually and include performance indicators within each participating community. We examine the ability of PES to achieve conservation and development objectives, through three sub-questions: Is the PES scheme effective? Is it legitimate and fair? Is it equitable? Our findings indicate that the relationship between these evaluation criteria is complex, with both trade-offs and synergies. In this case study the effectiveness of PES is dependent on the equitable distribution of the payment, participants’ belief and acceptance of the service being paid for, institutional histories that aid in the establishment of legitimacy and fairness, and the complementary nature of PES to more conventional enforcement methods.

scholarly journals Afforesting Icelandic land: a promising approach for climate smart forestry?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislava Brnkalakova ◽  
Jan Svetlik ◽  
Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir ◽  
Arnór Snorrason ◽  
Viera Baštáková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services ◽  
European Policy ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Local Farmers

Climate smart forestry (CSF) is considered as a promising approach for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies as highlighted in several European policy documents. This paper describes a prospective approach to introducing an incentive-based scheme to facilitate the implementation of CSF through a case study in Iceland. It is argued that the payments for ecosystem services (PES) scheme allows for effective CSF management and long-term sustainability if introduced in compliance with local, cultural and social values. In a case study of an Icelandic afforestation programme, we conducted an institutional analysis of the PES scheme and assessed its effect on forest ecosystem services provision on long-term sustainability. We provide preliminary findings on the application of CSF in the 30-year-old Icelandic afforestation programme scheme. The perspectives of forest and policy experts, as well as local farmers participating in the scheme, were crucial for assessing the effectiveness of PES scheme performance in Iceland.

scholarly journals No pay, no care? A case study exploring motivations for participation in payments for ecosystem services in Uganda

Oryx ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Ethic ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Profitability Analysis ◽  
Existence Values ◽  
Western Uganda

AbstractA key question in the literature on payments for ecosystem services (PES) is how payments incentivize conservation action and, in particular, how they interact with other motivations, including motivations for environmental stewardship. Related to this question are concerns about the temporal sustainability of PES: what happens when payments cease and whether a ‘no pay, no care’ environmental ethic is fostered. I present empirical research from a case study in western Uganda, where forest-adjacent communities are paid in exchange for planting trees on private lands, for carbon sequestration. The study demonstrates the range of values people have for trees in the landscape and the range of motivations for participating in PES schemes. However, the analysis shows that payments are clearly the main motivation for involvement, except in one area where people are more motivated by aesthetic and existence values for trees. Given the widespread importance of money in motivating involvement, I investigate the profitability of participation over time. This profitability analysis, in combination with qualitative data on perceptions of, and plans for, the future, contributes to understanding the temporal sustainability of PES. I draw on various strands of evidence to argue that the way participants prioritize payments may constitute a threat to the long-term maintenance of PES activities, particularly in situations such as in this case study, in which there is a mismatch between payments and contract length.

Evidence of Payments for Ecosystem Services as a mechanism for supporting biodiversity conservation and rural livelihoods

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Carter Ingram ◽  
David Wilkie ◽  
Tom Clements ◽  
Roan Balas McNab ◽  
Fred Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Payments For Ecosystem Services
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