A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES Theory
China and Vietnam have developed some of the most ambitious payments for ecosystem services (PES) initiatives for watershed conservation and forest management. These include the Sloping Land Conversion Programme in China and pilot projects designed to implement Decision 380 and the subsequent nation...
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| description | China and Vietnam have developed some of the most ambitious payments for ecosystem services (PES) initiatives for watershed conservation and forest management. These include the Sloping Land Conversion Programme in China and pilot projects designed to implement Decision 380 and the subsequent national PES law in Vietnam. This study reviews how these two government-driven initiatives are achieving their environment and development objectives in terms of their institutional arrangements, implementation in practice, and sustainability prospects. Although it remains too soon to determine the effects of these programs on watershed services, early evidence indicates that they are resulting in vulnerable land being retired from cultivation supported, in some cases, by considerable contributions to household income. A review of these initiatives has revealed two emerging questions that are relevant within the wider discussion on PES theory: (1) What is the ideal role for government in an evolving socio-cultural and political context? (2) What are the implications of a lack of voluntary participation in government administered PES schemes? Future prospects for harnessing the substantial political commitment for watershed protection toward more strategic, flexible, and long-term sustainable outcomes hinge on the ongoing responsiveness of these governments to stakeholder needs and objectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2843b2ec60b4666803d44396447180a2022-12-21T21:32:28ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872012-12-011741010.5751/ES-05057-1704105057A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES TheoryVijay K. Kolinjivadi0Terry Sunderland1Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)China and Vietnam have developed some of the most ambitious payments for ecosystem services (PES) initiatives for watershed conservation and forest management. These include the Sloping Land Conversion Programme in China and pilot projects designed to implement Decision 380 and the subsequent national PES law in Vietnam. This study reviews how these two government-driven initiatives are achieving their environment and development objectives in terms of their institutional arrangements, implementation in practice, and sustainability prospects. Although it remains too soon to determine the effects of these programs on watershed services, early evidence indicates that they are resulting in vulnerable land being retired from cultivation supported, in some cases, by considerable contributions to household income. A review of these initiatives has revealed two emerging questions that are relevant within the wider discussion on PES theory: (1) What is the ideal role for government in an evolving socio-cultural and political context? (2) What are the implications of a lack of voluntary participation in government administered PES schemes? Future prospects for harnessing the substantial political commitment for watershed protection toward more strategic, flexible, and long-term sustainable outcomes hinge on the ongoing responsiveness of these governments to stakeholder needs and objectives.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss4/art10/Chinaenvironmentpayments for ecosystem servicesVietnamwell-being |
| spellingShingle | Vijay K. Kolinjivadi Terry Sunderland A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES Theory Ecology and Society China environment payments for ecosystem services Vietnam well-being |
| title | A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES Theory |
| title_full | A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES Theory |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES Theory |
| title_short | A Review of Two Payment Schemes for Watershed Services from China and Vietnam: the Interface of Government Control and PES Theory |
| title_sort | review of two payment schemes for watershed services from china and vietnam the interface of government control and pes theory |
| topic | China environment payments for ecosystem services Vietnam well-being |
| url | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss4/art10/ |
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