Payments for ecosystem services (PES) received a lot of academic attention in the past
years. However, the concept remains loose and many different conservation approaches are …

This paper conceptualizes the REDD+ policy framework as the world's largest experiment in
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES). REDD+ promotes the commodification of …

This paper presents global research trends involving highly cited articles on ecosystem
services from 1981 to 2017 based on a bibliometric analysis of such articles from the SCI-E …

The ecosystem services approach is an established framework for the balanced evaluation
of ecological, economic and social landscape resources. It promotes functional synergies …

In this paper the characteristics and functioning of PES is analyzed from an institutional
perspective. While in theory PES is seen as a market solution to environmental problems …

Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led
academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development'in all parts of the world should …

In this innovative book, Arild Vatn presents an overview of the field of environmental
governance, from its theoretical foundations, to the major issues and practical applications …

Commodification and transnational trading of ecosystem services is the most ambitious
iteration yet of the strategy of 'selling nature to save it'. The World Bank and UN agencies …

Ecosystem services science has developed at a fast rate in Latin America, a region
characterized by a high biological and cultural diversity, strong emphasis in foreign …

PES programs have been touted as a means to achieve conservation goals while also
alleviating poverty and promoting rural development. However, the degree to which these …