This Campbell systematic review examines the effects of payment for environmental
services (PES) programmes on deforestation and poverty, and whether environmental and …

Observed trade-offs between environmental conservation and poverty alleviation objectives
continue to divide scholars on the ability of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs …

Although conservation efforts have sometimes succeeded in meeting environmental goals at
the expense of equity considerations, the changing context of conservation and a growing …

In this commentary we critically discuss the suitability of payments for ecosystem services
and the most important challenges they face. While such instruments can play a role in …

Should we reject money when we value nature? Like most environmentalists, ecological
economists are increasingly divided on this question. Synthesizing political ecology with …

This paper identifies new ways of moving from land degradation towards sustainable land
management through the development of economic mechanisms. It identifies new …

We offer a nationwide analysis of the initial years of Costa Rica's PSA program, which
pioneered environmental-services payments and inspired similar initiatives. Our estimates of …

There is a limited understanding of the conditions under which payments for ecosystem
services (PES) programmes achieve improvements in ecosystem service (ES) flows …

Over the past 20 years, payments for ecosystem services (PES) has become increasingly
popular as a mechanism to promote environmentally sustainable land-use practices, and a …

Seagrass ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services that support coastal
communities around the world. They sustain abundant marine life as well as commercial …