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Paying for watershed services in Latin America: A review of current initiatives
Southgate, D. & Wunder, S. (in press).
Journal of Sustainable Forestry
(accepted).
Abstract
In this paper, Latin American experience with payments for watershed
environmental services is examined, with particular attention on the Andes,
Brazil, and national programs in Costa Rica and Mexico. Interest in the approach
is substantial widespread in the region, certainly more than in other parts of
the developing world. However, existing conservation payments frequently lack
key features, such as conditionality. Impediments to the approach are analyzed,
including factors that drive up its costs or interfere with internalization of
its benefits. Accompanying this article are three case studies, one describing
full implementation of payments for environmental services in Pimampiro (a small
community in northern Ecuador), a second about partial implementation in Quito,
Ecuador, and a third about Mexico’s national program.
Keywords: payments for environmental services, watershed conservation, Latin
America.
Note: For further information about this publications, please contact
the corresponding author, Dr. Sven Wunder (s.wunder@cgiar.org)
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