Payments for ecosystem services and the fatal attraction of win-win solutions

R. Muradian; M. Arsel; L. Pellegrini; F. Adaman; B. Aguilar; B. Agarwal; E. Corbera; D. Ezzine de Blas; J. Farley; G. Froger; E. Garcia-Frapolli; E. Gómez-Baggethun; J. Gowdy; N. Kosoy; J. F. Le Coq; P. Leroy; P. May; P. Méral; P. Mibielli; R. Norgaard; B. Ozkaynak; U. Pascual; W. Pengue; M. Perez; D. Pesche; R. Pirard; J. Ramos-Martin; L. Rival; F. Saenz; G. Van Hecken; A. Vatn; B. Vira; K. Urama

Payments for ecosystem services and the fatal attraction of win-win solutions

R. Muradian, M. Arsel, L. Pellegrini, F. Adaman, B. Aguilar, B. Agarwal, E. Corbera, D. Ezzine de Blas, J. Farley, G. Froger, E. Garcia-Frapolli, E. Gómez-Baggethun, J. Gowdy, N. Kosoy, J. F. Le Coq, P. Leroy, P. May, P. Méral, P. Mibielli, R. NorgaardB. Ozkaynak, U. Pascual, W. Pengue, M. Perez, D. Pesche, R. Pirard, J. Ramos-Martin, L. Rival, F. Saenz, G. Van Hecken, A. Vatn, B. Vira, K. Urama

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Abstract

In this commentary we critically discuss the suitability of payments for ecosystem services and the most important challenges they face. While such instruments can play a role in improving environmental governance, we argue that over-reliance on payments as win-win solutions might lead to ineffective outcomes, similar to earlier experience with integrated conservation and development projects. Our objective is to raise awareness, particularly among policy makers and practitioners, about the limitations of such instruments and to encourage a dialogue about the policy contexts in which they might be appropriate. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	274-279
Journal	Conservation Letters
Volume	6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2013

Keywords

Ecosystem services
Enviromental governace
Integrated conservation and development projects
Market-based policy tools
Payments for ecosystem services

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Muradian, R., Arsel, M., Pellegrini, L., Adaman, F., Aguilar, B., Agarwal, B., Corbera, E., Ezzine de Blas, D., Farley, J., Froger, G., Garcia-Frapolli, E., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Gowdy, J., Kosoy, N., Le Coq, J. F., Leroy, P., May, P., Méral, P., Mibielli, P., ... Urama, K. (2013). Payments for ecosystem services and the fatal attraction of win-win solutions. Conservation Letters, 6, 274-279. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/266958

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