Compensation for Environmental Services and Rural Communities: Lessons from the Americas

Rosa, Herman; Barry, Deborah; Kandel, Susan; Dimas, Leopoldo

doi:10.7135/upo9781843313465.010

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“…So far, a number of payment schemes at the watershed level have been already implemented, mainly in Latin America and Asia, which allows drawing preliminary lessons (Landell-Mills and Porras, 2002;Mayrand and Paquin, 2004;Warner et al, 2004;Rosa et al, 2004). These schemes stem from the fact that natural or human-managed ecosystems provide positive environmental externalities that normally are not taken into account in individual economic decisions (Pagiola et al, 2002a).…”

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Payments for environmental services in watersheds: Insights from a comparative study of three cases in Central America

Kosoy

Martinez-Tuna

Muradian

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Ecological Economics

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We have compared two cases of payments for environmental (hydrological) services (PES) in Central America, in terms of socioeconomic background, opportunity costs of forest conservation and stakeholders' perceptions on the conditions of water resources and other water-related issues. We found that, in general, the forgone benefits from land uses alternative to forest cover are larger that the amount of the payment, which contradicts the economic foundation of PES schemes. A number of possible explanations are explored. The results suggest that trade-offs between different environmental and social goals are likely to emerge in PES schemes, which poses some doubts on their ability to be multipurpose instruments for environmental improvement and rural development. We also found that PES schemes may work as a conflict-resolution instrument, facilitating the interaction between downstream and upstream stakeholders.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Payments for environmental services in watersheds: Insights from a comparative study of three cases in Central America

Kosoy

Martinez-Tuna

Muradian

et al. 2007

Ecological Economics

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182

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“…The concept of PES is based on compensation to land holders for the protection or production of environmental services. These services could include an option to ensure climate change mitigation at the lowest cost, an option to ensure environmental services of local or regional interest such as the regulation or filtration of water flows and a possibility to strengthen rural livelihoods and revalue rural landscapes, their diversity of practices and ecosystems (Rosa et al 2003).…”

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“…The introduction of certified emission reductions, or carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), or other financial systems such as payment for environmental services or voluntary carbon offsets (Rosa et al 2003;Taiyab 2005;World Bank 2008) create opportunities and may potentially provide incentives to re-vegetate the wastelands. The mitigation potentials of these financial systems, as well as the environmental and socio-economic factors that influence their realisation are not well known due to the short time span since the emergence of the systems.…”

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Barriers to plantation activities in different agro-ecological zones of Southern India

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This paper analyses environmental and socio-economic barriers for plantation activities on local and regional level and investigates the potential for carbon finance to stimulate increased rates of forest plantation on wasteland, i.e., degraded lands, in southern India. Building on multidisciplinary field work and results from the model GCOMAP, the aim is to (i) identify and characterise the barriers to plantation activities in four agro-ecological zones in the state of Karnataka and (ii) investigate what would be required to overcome these barriers and enhance the plantation rate and productivity. The results show that a rehabilitation of the wasteland based on plantation activities is not only possible, but also anticipated by the local population and would lead to positive environmental and socioeconomic effects at a local level. However, in many cases, the establishment of plantation activities is hindered by a lack of financial resources, low land productivity and water scarcity. Based on the model used and the results from the field work, it can be concluded that certified emission reductions such as carbon credits or other compensatory systems may help to overcome the financial barrier, however the price needs to be significantly increased if these measures are to have any large-scale impact.

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“…However, PES schemes can fail or be detrimental to indigenous communities if they fail to incorporate an understanding of how indigenous communities value and use key environmental services for their own subsistence and well being (Rosa et al, 2004). Hence -though PES schemes offer promise -when it comes to indigenous communities, some new challenges need to be considered.…”

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Ecotourism and the development of indigenous communities: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Coria

Calfucura

2012

Ecological Economics

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A large part of the literature analyzing the links between biodiversity conservation and community development assumes that nature-based tourism managed by indigenous communities will result not only in conservation of natural resources but also in increased development. In practice, indigenous communities have often failed to implement successful ecotourism projects due to a combination of factors, including isolation and a lack of financial resources, management skills, and infrastructure. Based on a review of experiences, we analyze the complex interaction among the factors shaping the success and failure of ecotourism experiences in indigenous communities, and we stress the need for a better approach to indigenous-based ecotourism. Moreover, use of complementary economics instruments and marketing of so-called charismatic species may be crucial elements for maximizing revenues of the ecotourism activities.

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Compensation for Environmental Services and Rural Communities: Lessons from the Americas

Cited by 20 publications

References 3 publications

Payments for environmental services in watersheds: Insights from a comparative study of three cases in Central America

Payments for environmental services in watersheds: Insights from a comparative study of three cases in Central America

Barriers to plantation activities in different agro-ecological zones of Southern India

Ecotourism and the development of indigenous communities: The good, the bad, and the ugly

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