Performance and prospects of payments for ecosystem services programs: Evidence from China

被引:81
作者
Yang, Wu [1 ]
Liu, Wei [1 ]
Vina, Andres [1 ]
Luo, Junyan [1 ]
He, Guangming [1 ]
Ouyang, Zhiyun [2 ]
Zhang, Hemin [3 ]
Liu, Jianguo [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Michigan State Univ, Ctr Syst Integrat & Sustainabil, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, State Key Lab Reg & Urban Ecol, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China
[3] Wolong Nat Reserve, Chinas Ctr Giant Panda Res & Conservat, Wenchuan Cty 623006, Sichuan Provinc, Peoples R China
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
Community-based natural resources management; Conservation effectiveness; Coupled human and natural systems; Incentive-based mechanisms; Natural Forest Conservation Program; Wolong Nature Reserve; WOLONG NATURE-RESERVE; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; GIANT PANDAS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; DESIGNING PAYMENTS; WILDLIFE HABITAT; COSTA-RICA; SUSTAINABILITY; BIODIVERSITY; EFFICIENCY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.019
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Systematic evaluation of the environmental and socioeconomic effects of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs is crucial for guiding policy design and implementation. We evaluated the performance of the Natural Forest Conservation Program (NFCP), a national PES program of China, in the Wolong Nature Reserve for giant pandas. The environmental effects of the NFCP were evaluated through a historical trend (1965-2001) analysis of forest cover to estimate a counter-factual (i.e., without-PES) forest cover baseline for 2007. The socioeconomic effects of the NFCP were evaluated using data collected through household interviews carried out before and after NFCP implementation in 2001. Our results suggest that the NFCP was not only significantly associated with increases in forest cover, but also had both positive (e.g., labor reduction for fuelwood collection) and negative (e.g., economic losses due to crop raiding by wildlife) effects on local households. Results from this study emphasize the importance of integrating local conditions and understanding underlying mechanisms to enhance the performance of PES programs. Our findings are useful for the design and implementation of successful conservation policies not only in our study area but also in similar places around the world. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:86 / 95
页数:10
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