Impact of Payments for Ecosystem Services on Deforestation in Mexico: Preliminary Lessons for REDD

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dc.contributor.authorSims, Katharine
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorAlix-Garcia, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-18T16:16:14Z
dc.date.available2010-10-18T16:16:14Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.description.abstractThe brief summarizes an evaluation of the environmental effectiveness of Mexico's national Payments for Hydrological Services program, which compensates rural landowners for avoided deforestation. The evaluation found that in an early year of implementation Mexico?s program had a small to moderate but significant effect in reducing deforestation, indicating that financial compensation policies can be effective in preventing environmental degradation. The research also suggests that some slippage of deforestation may have occurred, implying that avoided deforestation is best accounted for at a regional or national level.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/46748
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLand Tenure Center, University of Wisconsinen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLTC Brief 11en
dc.subjectavoided deforestationen
dc.subjectdeforestation slippageen
dc.subjectREDD policyen
dc.subjectpayments for ecosystem servicesen
dc.subjectMexico's payments for hydrological servicesen
dc.subjectdeforestationen
dc.titleImpact of Payments for Ecosystem Services on Deforestation in Mexico: Preliminary Lessons for REDDen
dc.typeOtheren

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