The concept behind Payments for Environmental Services (PES) 1 is to provide incentives and benefits for people who now utilise environmentally valuable ecosystems 2 in return for them agreeing to utilise these services in such a way as to protect or enhance their local and external benefits. In certain circumstances individuals or communities can be directly rewarded for providing these services to external stakeholders. PES schemes fi ll the gap between the payments for environmental goods that markets provide and the unrecognised demand for environmental services
Tahun publikasi
2008
Penulis
Leimona, B.; Hoang M H; Villamor G B; Yatich T T B; van Noordwijk, M.
Bahasa
English
Kata kunci
deforestation, degradation, ecosystems, environment
Geografis
Indonesia
