Local people's preferences for how revenue from payments for environmental services (PES) schemes is distributed and used, and their ability to influence spending decisions, can shape the scheme's effectiveness in achieving forest management and poverty reduction goals. We examine how the interplay between institutions, norms, and decision-making processes influences the outcomes of PES in Son La Province, Vietnam. Using information gathered in focus group discussions and interviews, we find that decisions are shaped by the perceived trustworthiness and capability of village authorities and by local definitions of "equity". Our analysis also suggests that combining revenue-distribution options may be more likely to result in effective, efficient, and equitable outcomes while also supporting rural development. Our findings offer useful lessons for benefit sharing for REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation). PES and REDD+ revenues could be most effective when considered as supplements to budgets for social and economic development programs.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-014-9703-3Altmetric score:
Dimensions Citation Count:
- Climate Change
- Climate change mitigation and REDD+
- Accelerating rates of deforestation and forest degradation
- Opportunities and Challenges to Developing REDD+ Benefit Sharing Mechanisms in Developing Countries
- Learning from REDD+ - An Enhanced Global Comparative Analysis
Source
Human Ecology 42(6): 885-899
Publication year
2014
ISSN
0300-7839
Authors
Pham, T.T.; Moeliono, M.; Brockhaus, M.; Le, D.N.; Wong, G.; Le, T.M.
Geographic
Viet Nam
Topic
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Viet Nam
Christopher Martius
Bonn Hub Leader and Managing Director of CIFOR Germany