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Water for forests to restore environmental services and alleviate poverty in Vietnam: A farm modeling approach to analyze alternative PES programs

author(s) Jourdain, Damien - Boere, Esther - Van den Berg, Marrit - Dang Dinh Quang, - Cu Phuc Thanh, - Affholder, François - Pandey, Sushil
from French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
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  • Asia
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Water for forests to restore environmental services and alleviate poverty in Vietnam: A farm modeling approach to analyze alternative PES programs. Jourdain Damien, Boere Esther, Van den Berg Marrit, Dang Dinh Quang, Cu Phuc Thanh, Affholder François, Pandey Sushil. 2014. Land Use Policy, 41 : 423-437.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.06.024

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Abstract

Most forested areas in South East Asia are located in mountainous areas, where they are reservoirs of biodiversity and have important watershed regulating functions. However, the continuing provision of these environmental services may be jeopardized by land use changes. To re-establish natural or productive forests, programs are being proposed in which participating farmers can set aside some of their cultivated sloping land and receive payment for maintaining the newly forested land. This paper compares two types of payments for ecosystems services (or PES)-type programs designed to favor reforestation by farming households:

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