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PAYING FOR NATURE’S SERVICES REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS THAT CAN HAMPER THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

New research, published today in the journal Nature Sustainability and conducted by Ikerbasque Professor at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), suggests that due to shortcuts in design and execution, PES programs may, in practice, work less effectively than they could, lowering their capacity to provide the right incentives to land owners and restricting their positive environmental impact.

Further information: From principles to practice in paying for nature’s services. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0036-x