Property rights, collective action and pro-poor Payment for Environmental Service (PES) options

CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). 2010. Property rights, collective action and pro-poor Payment for Environmental Service (PES) options. In Resources, rights, and cooperation: A sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development, CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). Property Rights and Collective Action for Natural Resource Management, Chapter 3, Pp. 105-109. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154821

Interest in the potential of payments for environmental services (PES) schemes to improve incentives for sustainable land management is increasing in the face of global climate change and environmental degradation. A range of schemes have been set up to reward people and land users that provide environmental services (ES) related to carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and watershed management, all aiming to match the demand for services with the incentives of land users.