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Provedor de dados: | Ecology and Society
País: | Canada
Título: | Trends and Future Potential of Payment for Ecosystem Services to Alleviate Rural Poverty in Developing Countries
Autores: | Milder, Jeffrey C; Cornell University; Ecoagriculture Partners; jcm85@cornell.edu; Scherr, Sara J; Ecoagriculture Partners; sscherr@ecoagriculture.org; Bracer, Carina; Climate Focus; C.Bracer@climatefocus.com.
Data: | 2010-05-12
Ano: | 2010
Palavras-chave: | Biodiversity conservation; Carbon sequestration; Eco-certification; Market development; Market policy; Payment for ecosystem services; Payment for environmental services; Poverty alleviation; Rural development; Watershed protection.
Resumo: | Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is a market-based approach to environmental management that compensates land stewards for ecosystem conservation and restoration. Because low-income households and communities control much of the ecologically sensitive land in developing countries, they potentially stand to gain from PES, as environmentally responsible stewardship is assigned a value by various actors in society. To date, however, instances of PES benefiting the poor have been limited mainly to specific localities, small-scale projects, and a handful of broader government programs. We analyze the size, characteristics, and trends of PES to evaluate its future potential to benefit low-income land stewards in developing countries. We estimate that by the year 2030, markets for biodiversity conservation could benefit 10&amp;#8211;15 million low-income households in developing countries, carbon markets could benefit 25&amp;#8211;50 million, markets for watershed protection could benefit 80&amp;#8211;100 million, and markets for landscape beauty and recreation could benefit 5&amp;#8211;8 million. If payments and markets reach these potentials, they could provide a non-negligible contribution to poverty alleviation at the global level.
Tipo: | Peer-Reviewed Reports
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | vol15/iss2/art4/
Editor: | Resilience Alliance
Formato: | text/html application/pdf
Fonte: | Ecology and Society; Vol. 15, No. 2 (2010)