Trends and Future Potential of Payment for Ecosystem Services to Alleviate Rural Poverty in Developing Countries
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 potential...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Society |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss2/art4/ |