Can payments for watershed services help finance biodiversity conservation? A spatial analysis of highland Guatemala

Payments for environmental services (PES) are a promising mechanism for conservation. PES could either provide additional funding for protected areas, pay land users to conserve biodiversity outside protected areas, or both. PES require a secure long-term source of financing to work effectively. Obt...

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Main Authors: Pagiola, Stefano, Zhang, Wei, Colom, Ale
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Pennsylvania State University Press 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153358

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