|
When donors get cold feet: The community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened
Wunder, S., Campbell, B., Frost, P.G.H., Iwan, R., Sayer, J.A., & Wollenberg,
E. 2008.
Ecology and Society, 13(1): 12
Abstract
There is consensus that payments for biodiversity services are a promising
conservation tool, yet the implementation of applied schemes has been lagging
behind. This paper explores some reasons why potential biodiversity buyers may
hesitate. It describes the case of an unsuccessful attempt to establish a
community conservation concession in the village of Setulang (East Kalimantan,
Indonesia) to safeguard a biologically valuable area from predatory logging.
Potential biodiversity donors did not engage in this
payments-for-environmental-services scheme mainly because of their limited time
horizon and uneasiness about the conditionality principle. Other complicating
factors included overlapping land claims, and the diagnosis of the externality
at hand. We conclude that new investment modalities and attitudes are needed if
potential biodiversity buyers are to exploit the advantages of this innovative
tool. We also provide some tangible recommendations on factors to consider when
designing a compensation scheme for conservation at the community level.
Keywords: conservation, Kalimantan, logging, payments for environmental
services
Note: For further information about this publications, please contact
the corresponding author, Dr. Sven Wunder (s.wunder@cgiar.org)
|
En español
