A PES scheme is a transparent system for the additional provision of environmental servicesare the services that humans render to each other to maintain or increase certain ecosystem services (Karsenty, 2013). Environmental services are a sub-group of ecosystem services that are characterised by externalities (FAO, 2007... More through conditional payments to voluntary providers (e.g., farmers or landowners) (Tacconi, 2012).
See Wunder (2015) for an overview of definitions.
Synonym: Payments for Environmental Servicesare the services that humans render to each other to maintain or increase certain ecosystem services (Karsenty, 2013). Environmental services are a sub-group of ecosystem services that are characterised by externalities (FAO, 2007... More
References
Tacconi, L., 2012. Redefining Payments for Environmental Servicesare the services that humans render to each other to maintain or increase certain ecosystem services (Karsenty, 2013). Environmental services are a sub-group of ecosystem services that are characterised by externalities (FAO, 2007... More. Ecological Economics. 73: 29-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.09.028
Wunder, S., 2015. Revisiting the Concept of Payments for Environmental Servicesare the services that humans render to each other to maintain or increase certain ecosystem services (Karsenty, 2013). Environmental services are a sub-group of ecosystem services that are characterised by externalities (FAO, 2007... More. Ecological Economics 117: 234–243. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.08.016
