The Effectiveness of Payments for Environmental Services

Autor: Jan Börner, Jordi Honey-Rosés, Sven Wunder, U. Martin Persson, Driss Ezzine-de-Blas, Esteve Corbera, Kathy Baylis
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Counterfactual thinking
Économie rurale
Montant compensatoire
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Sociology and Political Science
Impact evaluation
Geography
Planning and Development

010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Ecosystem services
E14 - Économie et politique du développement
K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales
Economics
Politique de l'environnement
media_common
Utilisation des terres
Public economics
Emploi
E11 - Économie et politique foncières
Forêt
économie de l'environnement
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
Economics and Econometrics
media_common.quotation_subject
Développement rural
gestion des ressources naturelles
Development
Politics
E50 - Sociologie rurale
K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Impact assessment
Évaluation de l'impact
Impact sur l'environnement
Moyens d'existence
Building and Construction
Theory of change
Payment
Déboisement
services écosystémiques
Service (economics)
Zdroj: World Development
ISSN: 0305-750X
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.03.020
Popis: We adopt a theory-based approach to synthesize research on the effectiveness of payments for environmental services in achieving environmental objectives and socio-economic co-benefits in varying contexts. Our theory of change builds on established conceptual models of impact pathways and highlights the role of (1) contextual dimensions (e.g., political, institutional, and socio-economic conditions, spatial heterogeneity in environmental service values and provision costs, and interactions with pre-existing policies), and (2) scheme design (e.g., payment type and level, contract length, targeting, and differentiation of payments) in determining environmental and socio-economic outcomes. To shed light on the overall effectiveness of payment schemes, and its determinants, we review counterfactual-based empirical evaluations, comparative analyses of case-studies, and meta-analyses. Our review suggests that program effectiveness often lags behind the expectations of early theorists. However, we also find that theory has advanced sufficiently to identify common reasons for why payment schemes fail or succeed. Moreover, payment schemes are often rolled out along with other policy instruments in so-called policy mixes. Advances in theory and evaluation research are needed to improve our understanding of how such policy mixes interact with the targeted social-ecological systems. © 2017
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