The impact of implementing payments for ecosystem services (PES) in Costa Rica have shifted over time. The results of this research study allow us to identify when PES have had higher impacts.

Payments for environmental services (PES) are considered an effective approach to solving both environmental and socio-economic issues. However, there lies a significant research gap in the context of…

Highlights • Avoiding 1% of catchment's forest loss reduces chemicals use by 0.026% in Costa Rica. • Improving the turbidity by 1% decreases 0.005% aluminum sulfate needed at the water plants. • The…

While forests are a primary source of energy for the majority of Tanzanian households, the forest cover is rapidly declining. The Tanzanian government has introduced a tree-planting campaign strategy…

Abstract Human attitudes and behaviours have been linked to the degradation of global biodiversity, particularly forest ecosystems. Indeed, effective conservation actions require that the attitudes…

Human attitudes and behaviours have been linked to the degradation of global biodiversity, particularly forest ecosystems. Indeed, effective conservation actions require that the attitudes and…

In the decentralization of forest management, the state devolves forestland use right to communities. What if the state devolves the right directly to individual households, not to communities? Does…

Developing country forests sustain livelihoods, help to control flooding, recharge aquifers, pollinate crops, cycle nutrients, harbor biodiversity, and sequester carbon. As a result, forest loss and…

Highlights • Farmers would rather receive compensation for soil and water conservation works than biodiversity. • Significant costs can be shared by farmers for forest conservation. • Investments in…