To pay or not to pay? Monitoring performance and enforcing conditionality when paying for forest conservation in Mexico

Honey-Rosés, Jordi; López-García, José; Rendón-Salinas, Eduardo; Peralta-Higuera, Armando; Galindo-Leal, Carlos

doi:10.1017/s0376892909990063

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“…Low intention or ability to enforce can affect not only PA outcomes given PA sites but also PAs' sites because, without enforcement, there is little reason for locals to push back. Mas [33] and Durán-Medina et al [34] find some impact for particular PA sites, as do Honey-Roses et al [35,36], for a site where PES and a PA are combined, while Miteva et al [37] examine tenure.…”

Section: Evaluating Conservation Impacts In Mexicomentioning

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Evolving Protected-Area Impacts in Mexico: Political Shifts as Suggested by Impact Evaluations

Pfaff

Santiago‐Ávila

Joppa

2016

Forests

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Abstract:For protected areas (PAs), variation in forest impacts over space-including types of PA-are increasingly well documented, while shifts in impacts over time receive less attention. For Mexico, in the 1990s, PAs effectively were 'paper parks'. Thus, achieving impacts on the forest would require shifts over time in the politics of PA siting and PA implementation. We rigorously analyze the impacts of Mexican PAs on 2000-2005 loss of natural land cover, using matching to reduce location bias caused by typical land-use economics and politics. We find a 3.2% lower loss, on average, due to PAs. Since politics often vary by type of PA, we also show that in Mexico stricter PAs are closer to cities and have greater impact than mixed-use PAs. These shifts in impacts suggest some potential for PAs to conserve forests.

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Section: Evaluating Conservation Impacts In Mexicomentioning

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Evolving Protected-Area Impacts in Mexico: Political Shifts as Suggested by Impact Evaluations

Pfaff

Santiago‐Ávila

Joppa

2016

Forests

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“…Con los intereses generados por este capital, se realizan pagos compensatorios a los ejidatarios que cumplen con su compromiso de no cortar árboles (Honey, López, Rendón, Peralta, & Galindo, 2009;Missrie & Nelson, 2007). Si bien se trata de apoyos muy pequeños, la mayoría de los 38 ejidos de la zona núcleo están participando en dicho Fondo y respetando sus compromisos, en la medida de lo posible.…”

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Pérdida De Cobertura Forestal en La Reserva De La Biósfera Mariposa Monarca, Michoacán, México (2006-2010) .

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RESUMENEn el presente trabajo se analiza la pérdida de cobertura forestal en la reserva de la Mariposa Monarca en el periodo entre 2006 y 2010, a partir de imágenes satelitales de alta resolución (10 m) SPOT. Las imágenes se calibraron, se corrigieron atmosféricamente y se sobrepusieron con puntos de control. En cada imagen se obtuvo un mapa de bosque y no bosque (con y sin vegetación arbórea aparente). Los mapas se validaron a partir de imágenes de muy alta resolución de las mismas fechas. Dentro de la zona de bosque, se distinguió entre oyamel (Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. y Cham.) y pino, a partir de una clasificación supervisada y un criterio de altitud. La comparación de los mapas permitió establecer la pérdida de bosque de oyamel, se estimó en 2,227.00 ha en el periodo estudiado, que corresponde a una tasa de deforestación de 556.75 ha·año -1 . El mapa de cambios se comparó con los reportes de áreas afectadas por plagas, presentados por la Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR) y la Universidad Autó- ABSTRACTThis paper analyzes the loss of forest cover in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in the period between 2006 and 2010 using high-resolution SPOT satellite imagery (10 m). The images were calibrated, atmospherically corrected and superimposed with control points. A map of forest and non-forest (with and without apparent tree vegetation) was constructed with each image. The maps were validated using very high-resolution images of the same dates. Within the forest area, the natural boundary between oyamel fir forest (Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. and Cham.) and pine forest was set based on a supervised classification and an altitude criterion. Comparing the maps allowed us to establish the loss of oyamel fir forest in the period studied, which is estimated at 2,227.00 ha, which corresponds to a deforestation rate of 556.75 ha . year -1 . The change map was compared to reports identifying areas affected

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“…planting trees) or results (e.g. carbon sequestration), requiring monitoring of sellers to ensure compliance (Honey-Rosés et al, 2009). In asset-building programmes like reforestation, with high short-term costs and delayed benefits, a fundamental issue of concern to PES buyers is ensuring long term delivery of ecosystem services (Pattanayak et al, 2010).…”

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Asset-building payments for ecosystem services: assessing landowner perceptions of reforestation incentives in Lebanon

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Aim of study: Incentivising landowners to supply ecosystem services remains challenging, especially when this requires longterm investments such as reforestation. We investigated how landowners perceive, and would respond to, distinct types of incentives for planting diverse native trees on private lands in Lebanon. Our aim was to understand landowners' attitudes towards hypothetical Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) contracts options; their likely participation; and the potential additionality they would provide.Area of study: Highland villages situated within eight of Lebanon's 20 Important Plant Areas. Material and methods:Mixed-methods surveys were conducted with 34 landowners to determine past, present and future landuse strategies. Study participants were presented with three differently structured reforestation contract options (or schemes). The three schemes (results-based loan, action-based grant, and results-based payments) differed in their expected risks and benefits to landowners. Qualitative debriefing questions followed each of the schemes presented.Main results: Although the results-based loan did deter uptake relative to the lower risk action-based grant, results-based payments did not significantly increase uptake or planting area, suggesting asymmetric attitudes to risk. Qualitative probing revealed economic, social (e.g. trust) and institutional factors (e.g. legal implications of planting forest trees on private land) that limited willingness to participate in the results-based contract option.Research highlights: This study demonstrates the importance of combining qualitative and quantitative methods to better understand landowner perceptions of incentives and risks, particularly in challenging socio-political contexts.Additional keywords: agro-ecosystems; biodiversity; conditionality; displacement; mixed-methods; participation; PES.Correspondence: should be addressed Arbi J. Sarkissian: arbi.sarkissian@outlook.com

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To pay or not to pay? Monitoring performance and enforcing conditionality when paying for forest conservation in Mexico

Cited by 73 publications

References 25 publications

Evolving Protected-Area Impacts in Mexico: Political Shifts as Suggested by Impact Evaluations

Evolving Protected-Area Impacts in Mexico: Political Shifts as Suggested by Impact Evaluations

Pérdida De Cobertura Forestal en La Reserva De La Biósfera Mariposa Monarca, Michoacán, México (2006-2010) .

Asset-building payments for ecosystem services: assessing landowner perceptions of reforestation incentives in Lebanon

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