Sustained participation in a payments for ecosystem services program reduces deforestation in a Mexican agricultural frontier
Charoud, Hugo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Costedoat, Sébastien (Conservation International (Arlington, Estats Units))
Izquierdo-Tort, Santiago (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas)
Moros, Lina (Universidad de los Andes. Facultad de Administración)
Villamayor Tomás, Sergio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Castillo-Santiago, Miguel Angel (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Departamento de Observación y Estudio de la Tierra, la Atmósfera y el Océano)
Wunder, Sven (Center for International Forestry Research, CIFOR (Lima, Perú))
Corbera, Esteve (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)

Date:	2023
Description:	14 pàg.
Abstract:	Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) provide conditional incentives for forest conservation. PES short-term effects on deforestation are well-documented, but we know less about program effectiveness when participation is sustained over time. Here, we assess the impact of consecutive renewals of PES contracts on deforestation and forest degradation in three municipalities of the Selva Lacandona (Chiapas, Mexico). PES reduced deforestation both after a single 5-year contract and after two consecutive contracts, but the impacts are only detectable in higher deforestation-risk parcels. Enrollment duration increases PES impact in these parcels, which suggests a positive cumulative effect over time. These findings suggest that improved spatial targeting and longer-term enrollment are key enabling factors to improve forest conservation outcomes in agricultural frontiers. © 2023, The Author(s).
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2019-000940-M Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2019-109758GB-I00 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RYC2017-22782
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Chiapas ; Controlled study ; Deforestation ; Degradation ; Ecosystem service ; Forest ; Mexican ; Mexico ; Program effectiveness
Published in:	Scientific reports, Vol. 13 (2023) , art. 22314, ISSN 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49725-7
PMID: 38102237

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