Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya
Cost‐effectiveness is an important aspect in the assessment of payments for environmental services (PES) initiatives. In participatory field trials with communities in Western Kenya, we combined procurement auctions for forest enrichment contracts with performance‐based payments and compared the out...
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| author | Khalumba, M Wünscher, T. Wunder, Sven Büdenbender, M. Holm-Müller, K. |
| author_browse | Büdenbender, M. Holm-Müller, K. Khalumba, M Wunder, Sven Wünscher, T. |
| author_facet | Khalumba, M Wünscher, T. Wunder, Sven Büdenbender, M. Holm-Müller, K. |
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| description | Cost‐effectiveness is an important aspect in the assessment of payments for environmental services (PES) initiatives. In participatory field trials with communities in Western Kenya, we combined procurement auctions for forest enrichment contracts with performance‐based payments and compared the outcomes with a baseline scenario currently used by the Kenyan Forest Service. Procurement auctions were the most cost‐effective. The competitive nature of the auction reduced contracting expenses (provision costs), and the result‐oriented payments provided additional incentives to care for the planted seedlings, resulting in their improved survival rates (service quantity). These gains clearly exceeded increases in transaction costs associated with conducting an auction. The number of income‐poor auction participants and winners was disproportionately high and local institutional buy‐in was remarkably strong. Our participatory approach may, however, require adaptations when conducted at a larger scale. Although the number of contracts we monitored was limited and prohibited the use of statistical tests, our study is one of the first to reveal the benefits of using auctions for PES in developing countries.Combinando Subastas y Pagos Basados en Desempeño en un Ensayo de Campo de Enriquecimiento de Bosques en el Oeste de Kenia |
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| spelling | CGSpace955432025-06-17T08:24:21Z Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya Khalumba, M Wünscher, T. Wunder, Sven Büdenbender, M. Holm-Müller, K. ecosystem services biodiversity conservation ecology Cost‐effectiveness is an important aspect in the assessment of payments for environmental services (PES) initiatives. In participatory field trials with communities in Western Kenya, we combined procurement auctions for forest enrichment contracts with performance‐based payments and compared the outcomes with a baseline scenario currently used by the Kenyan Forest Service. Procurement auctions were the most cost‐effective. The competitive nature of the auction reduced contracting expenses (provision costs), and the result‐oriented payments provided additional incentives to care for the planted seedlings, resulting in their improved survival rates (service quantity). These gains clearly exceeded increases in transaction costs associated with conducting an auction. The number of income‐poor auction participants and winners was disproportionately high and local institutional buy‐in was remarkably strong. Our participatory approach may, however, require adaptations when conducted at a larger scale. Although the number of contracts we monitored was limited and prohibited the use of statistical tests, our study is one of the first to reveal the benefits of using auctions for PES in developing countries.Combinando Subastas y Pagos Basados en Desempeño en un Ensayo de Campo de Enriquecimiento de Bosques en el Oeste de Kenia 2014-06 2018-07-03T11:03:10Z 2018-07-03T11:03:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95543 en Limited Access Wiley Khalumba, M., Wünscher, T., Wunder, S., Büdenbender, M., Holm-Müller, K. . 2014. Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya Conservation Biology, 28 (3) : 861-866. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12278 |
| spellingShingle | ecosystem services biodiversity conservation ecology Khalumba, M Wünscher, T. Wunder, Sven Büdenbender, M. Holm-Müller, K. Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya |
| title | Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya |
| title_full | Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya |
| title_short | Combining auctions and performance-based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in Western Kenya |
| title_sort | combining auctions and performance based payments in a forest enrichment field trial in western kenya |
| topic | ecosystem services biodiversity conservation ecology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95543 |
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