Tropical deforestation continues at high rates in many regions, but it is often reported only in
terms of area lost or its impacts on high-profile threatened species. Here, we examined the …

Abstract The use of Ecosystem Services (ES) indicators can help designing, implementing
and monitoring public environmental policies. Such indicators may be used as a support tool …

In this study the supply of ecosystem functions along the Green Belt between Bavaria and
Thuringia was assessed. The study focused on the influence the Green Belt zone has on the …

Understanding the impacts and synergies of the many threats facing tropical forests is a key
research challenge. Here, three potential threats are addressed: drought, fire and lianas …

Due to the public goods characteristics of many ecosystem services and their vital
importance to human welfare, various mechanisms have been put in place to motivate …

The goal of this study was to identify common characteristics of successful or unsuccessful
payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs and to determine if a standard definition of …

La valoración del servicio ambiental hídrico en las subcuencas Calico y Jucuapa,
Nicaragua, se realizó con el fin de determinar la viabilidad de un sistema de pago por el …

Due to the public goods characteristics of many ecosystem services and their vital
importance to human welfare, various mechanisms have been put in place to motivate …

The focus of this research is on the question whether an implementation of a PES scheme in
a watershed is economically feasible or not. Of special interest in this case study is a state …

El Bosque Modelo Reventazón (BMR) es un proceso en desarrollo que busca promover el
desarrollo sustentable y mejorar la condición socioeconómica de la población en la cuenca …