Título:
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Payments for environmental services in watersheds: insights from a comparative study of three cases in Central America
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Autor/a:
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Kosoy, Nicolás; Martínez Tuna, Miguel; Muradian, Roldán; Martínez Alier, Joan
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Resum:
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We have compared three cases of payments for water-related environmental services
(PES) in Central America, in terms of socioeconomic background, opportunity costs
of forest conservation and stakeholders’ perceptions on the conditions of water
resources and other issues. We found that, in general, the foregone benefits from land
uses alternative to forest cover are larger than the amount paid, which apparently
contradicts the economic foundation of PES schemes. A number of possible
explanations are explored. The results also suggest that trade-offs between different
environmental and social goals are likely to emerge in PES schemes, posing some
doubts on their ability to be multipurpose instruments for environmental improvement
and rural development. We also found that PES schemes may work as a conflictresolution
instrument, facilitating downstream -upstream problem solving, though at
the same time they might introduce changes in social perceptions of property rights. |
Fecha de creación:
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2006 |
Materia(s):
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Desenvolupament rural -- Amèrica Llatina |
Derechos:
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Tipo de documento:
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Documento de trabajo |
Editor:
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat d'Història Econòmica
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Collection:
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Documents de treball (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat d'Història Econòmica);1/2006
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