Open AccessPayments for ecosystem services and the fatal attraction of win‐win solutions
Author(s) -
Muradian R.,
Arsel M.,
Pellegrini L.,
Adaman F.,
Aguilar B.,
Agarwal B.,
Corbera E.,
Ezzine de Blas D.,
Farley J.,
Froger G.,
GarciaFrapolli E.,
GómezBaggethun E.,
Gowdy J.,
Kosoy N.,
Le Coq J.F.,
Leroy P.,
May P.,
Méral P.,
Mibielli P.,
Norgaard R.,
Ozkaynak B.,
Pascual U.,
Pengue W.,
Perez M.,
Pesche D.,
Pirard R.,
RamosMartin J.,
Rival L.,
Saenz F.,
Hecken G.,
Vatn A.,
Vira B.,
Urama K.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
conservation letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.153
H-Index - 79
ISSN - 1755-263X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-263x.2012.00309.x
Subject(s) - payment , ecosystem services , corporate governance , face (sociological concept) , business , public economics , policy development , environmental resource management , economics , environmental planning , ecosystem , ecology , finance , sociology , economic policy , geography , social science , biology
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.