Transformative change through Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES): a conceptual framework and application to conservation agriculture in Malawi

A major challenge in addressing the loss of benefits and services provided by the natural environment is that it can be difficult to find ways for those who benefit from them to pay for their preservation. We examine one such context in Malawi, where erosion from soils disturbed by agriculture affec...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:Global Sustainability
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Andrew Reid Bell, Tim G. Benton, Klaus Droppelmann, Lawrence Mapemba, Oliver Pierson, Patrick S. Ward
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Cambridge University Press 2018-01-01
الموضوعات:
conservation agriculture
Malawi
PES
peer effects
systems thinking
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059479818000042/type/journal_article
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الملخص:A major challenge in addressing the loss of benefits and services provided by the natural environment is that it can be difficult to find ways for those who benefit from them to pay for their preservation. We examine one such context in Malawi, where erosion from soils disturbed by agriculture affects not only farmers’ incomes, but also damages aquatic habitat and inhibits the storage and hydropower potential of dams downstream. We demonstrate that payments from hydropower producers to farmers to maintain land cover and prevent erosion can have benefits for all parties involved.
تدمد:2059-4798

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