The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental Services
Mechanisms of compensation and reward for environmental services (CRES) are becoming increasingly contemplated as means for managing human-environment interactions. Most of the functional mechanisms in the tropics have been developed within the last 15 years; many developing countries still have had...
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| author | Brent M. Swallow Beria Leimona Thomas Yatich Sandra J. Velarde |
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| description | Mechanisms of compensation and reward for environmental services (CRES) are becoming increasingly contemplated as means for managing human-environment interactions. Most of the functional mechanisms in the tropics have been developed within the last 15 years; many developing countries still have had little experience with functional mechanisms. We consider the conditions that foster the origin and implementation of functional mechanisms. Deductive and inductive approaches are combined. Eight hypotheses are derived from theories of institution and policy change. Five case studies, from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, are then reviewed according to a common framework. The results suggest the following to be important conditions for functional CRES mechanisms: (1) localized scarcity for particular environmental services, (2) influence from international environmental agreements and international organizations, (3) government policies and public attitudes favoring a mixture of regulatory and market-based instruments, and (4) security of individual and group property rights. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d29db99315646cb8cf1fbc210ee152e2022-12-21T18:37:21ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872010-12-01154610.5751/ES-03636-1504063636The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental ServicesBrent M. Swallow0Beria Leimona1Thomas Yatich2Sandra J. Velarde3University of AlbertaWorld Agroforestry CentreWorld Agroforestry CentreWorld Agroforestry CentreMechanisms of compensation and reward for environmental services (CRES) are becoming increasingly contemplated as means for managing human-environment interactions. Most of the functional mechanisms in the tropics have been developed within the last 15 years; many developing countries still have had little experience with functional mechanisms. We consider the conditions that foster the origin and implementation of functional mechanisms. Deductive and inductive approaches are combined. Eight hypotheses are derived from theories of institution and policy change. Five case studies, from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, are then reviewed according to a common framework. The results suggest the following to be important conditions for functional CRES mechanisms: (1) localized scarcity for particular environmental services, (2) influence from international environmental agreements and international organizations, (3) government policies and public attitudes favoring a mixture of regulatory and market-based instruments, and (4) security of individual and group property rights.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss4/art6/carbon sequestrationecosystem servicesecotourismenvironmental servicesinstitutional changepayments for environmental serviceswatershed services |
| spellingShingle | Brent M. Swallow Beria Leimona Thomas Yatich Sandra J. Velarde The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental Services Ecology and Society carbon sequestration ecosystem services ecotourism environmental services institutional change payments for environmental services watershed services |
| title | The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental Services |
| title_full | The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental Services |
| title_fullStr | The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental Services |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental Services |
| title_short | The Conditions for Functional Mechanisms of Compensation and Reward for Environmental Services |
| title_sort | conditions for functional mechanisms of compensation and reward for environmental services |
| topic | carbon sequestration ecosystem services ecotourism environmental services institutional change payments for environmental services watershed services |
| url | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss4/art6/ |
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