Social Equity Matters in Payments for Ecosystem Services
Ikerbasque · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Although conservation efforts have sometimes succeeded in meeting environmental goals at the expense of equity considerations, the changing context of conservation and a growing body of evidence increasingly suggest that equity considerations should be integrated into conservation planning and implementation. However, this approach is often perceived to be at odds with the prevailing focus on economic efficiency that characterizes many payment for ecosystem services (PES) schemes. Drawing from examples across the literature, we show how the equity impacts of PES can create positive and negative feedbacks that influence ecological outcomes. We caution against equity-blind PES, which overlooks these…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 29.26
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 45
Authors
8- UPUnai PascualCorresponding
Ikerbasque, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universidade Federal Fluminense, National University of Singapore, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Center for International Forestry Research
- JPJacob PhelpsCorresponding
Ikerbasque, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universidade Federal Fluminense, National University of Singapore, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Center for International Forestry Research
- EGEneko GarmendiaCorresponding
Ikerbasque, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universidade Federal Fluminense, National University of Singapore, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Center for International Forestry Research
- KBKatrina BrownCorresponding
Ikerbasque, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universidade Federal Fluminense, National University of Singapore, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Center for International Forestry Research
- ECEsteve CorberaCorresponding
Ikerbasque, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universidade Federal Fluminense, National University of Singapore, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Center for International Forestry Research
Topics & keywords
- Ecosystem services
- Equity (law)
- Odds
- Public economics
- Payment
- Business
- Ecosystem
- Social equality
- Life in Land