Programmes that provide direct rewards in exchange for environmental services offer theoretical advantages over other conservation mechanisms, but also pose a number of challenges, including determining who should benefit and how incentives should be structured when the environmental services are tied to state or community owned land. Case studies from Ecuador and Indonesia highlight key land tenure issues and lessons for those planning Rewards for Environmental Services (RES) projects.
Publication year
2010
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
environment, land tenure, services
Geographic
Ecuador, Indonesia
