Sustained participation in a Payments for Ecosystem Services program reduces deforestation in a Mexican agricultural frontier

Abstract Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) provide conditional incentives for forest conservation. PES short-term effects on deforestation are well-documented, but we know less about program effectiveness when participation is sustained over time. Here, we assess the impact of consecutive renewa...

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Main Authors: Hugo Charoud, Sebastien Costedoat, Santiago Izquierdo-Tort, Lina Moros, Sergio Villamayor-Tomás, Miguel Ángel Castillo-Santiago, Sven Wunder, Esteve Corbera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49725-7