Distinct positions underpin ecosystem services for poverty alleviation
Howe, Caroline (Sheffield Institute for International Development)
Corbera, Esteve (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Vira, Bhaskar (University of Cambridge. Department of Geography)
Brockington, Dan (Sheffield Institute for International Development)
Adams, William M. (University of Cambridge. Department of Geography)

Data:	2018
Resum:	As the concept of ecosystem services is applied more widely in conservation, its users will encounter the issue of poverty alleviation. Policy initiatives involving ecosystem services are often marked by their use of win-win narratives that conceal the trade-offs they must entail. Modelling this paper on an earlier essay about conservation and poverty, we explore the different views that underlie apparent agreement. We identify five positions that reflect different mixes of concern for ecosystem condition, poverty and economic growth, and we suggest that acknowledging these helps to uncover the subjacent goals of policy interventions and the trade-offs they involve in practice. Recognizing their existence and foundations can ultimately support the emergence of more legitimate and robust policies.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MDM-2015-0552
Nota:	Altres ajuts: This work was funded with support from the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) Programme [NE/ESPA/010001] (Grant number NE/M007561/1). The ESPA programme is funded by the UK Department for International Development, the Economic and Social Research Council and the Natural Environment Research Council.
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Biodiversity conservation ; Ecosystem services ; Policy ; Poverty ; Trade-offs
Publicat a:	Oryx, Published online 30 April 2018, ISSN 1365-3008

DOI: 10.1017/S0030605318000261

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