The practice of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the Tropical Andes: Evidence from program administrators
| Autor: | Benjamin M. Gramig, Laura Zanotti, Andrea Estrella Chong, Claudia Radel, Ricardo Godoy, Diana Steele, Zhao Ma, Nigel Asquith, Jonathan Bauchet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Global and Planetary Change
Ecology business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology Conditionality Theory of change 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Public relations Payment 01 natural sciences Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Ecosystem services Incentive Sustainability Program Design Language business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation media_common Social equality |
| Zdroj: | Ecosystem Services. 45:101175 |
| ISSN: | 2212-0416 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101175 |
| Popis: | Studies of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) have focused on the theory, design, and impact of programs while paying less attention to program implementation. We surveyed 18 administrators from 39 active PES programs across the Tropical Andes about their views on program design and implementation. We found that (1) all programs have both ecological and social goals, (2) few programs pay cash, (3) most programs’ primary source of financial support are international organizations, (4) barriers to participation are perceived as behavioral more than economic, and (5) conditionality exists on paper in all programs but is seldom enforced. To explore the “why” behind these findings, we conducted follow-up key-informant interviews with administrators of Watershared, one of the largest in-kind conservation incentives programs in the region. Watershared’s characteristics – dual goals, in-kind transfers, a focus on non-economic motivations, and compliance enforcement – are fundamental to its theory of change and sustainability. Together, these survey and interview results show how PES has been adapted and reinvented to fit different philosophies, institutions, and cultures across the Tropical Andes. Our work highlights the importance of collaboration between academics and PES practitioners for addressing the disparities between academically promoted design principles and on-the-ground implementation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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