Payments for environmental services (PES) schemes supporting sustainable agricultural practices in the US, EU and UK

The purpose of this note is to examine the experience of using payments for ecosystem services (PES) to support the use of sustainable agricultural practices, focusing on documented cases from the US, EU, and UK. The note describes the programs’ goals and evolution, eligibility and targeting criteri...

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Autores principales: Hettiarachchi, Upeksha, Zhang, Wei
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR System Organization 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180557
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Sumario:The purpose of this note is to examine the experience of using payments for ecosystem services (PES) to support the use of sustainable agricultural practices, focusing on documented cases from the US, EU, and UK. The note describes the programs’ goals and evolution, eligibility and targeting criteria, payout modalities, monitoring and evaluation, and outcomes.