Incentives based on extrinsic motivations such as Payments for ecosystem Services (PES)
could negatively affect intrinsic motivations (ie, motivational crowding-out). This effect may …

Nature is perceived and valued in many different ways. Often, the types of values that are the
most important to people depend on how they cognitively frame desirable human–nature …

We contribute to the growing body of literature on the ecological and socio-psychological
impacts of providing payments as rewards for conservation. We conducted a systematic …

Abstract Research on Payments for Environmental Services has only recently started to pay
attention to motivation" crowding", ie the effect that such rewards might have on either …

Abstract Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) is a commonly used policy tool to fund
nature conservation efforts. However, the implementation of financial incentives may have …

Globally, there is an increasing level of funding targeted to pay farmers and rural
communities for the provision of ecosystem services, for example through Payments for …

Abstract Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are economic incentives to foster
conservation while providing a source of local development through direct cash payments …

There is growing use of economic incentives such as Payments for Ecosystem Services
(PES) to encourage sustainable land management. An important critique is that such …

Recent revisions to the theory and definition of payments for ecosystem services (PES)
challenge the generally accepted dominance of direct incentives provided in a buyer–seller …

This paper presents novel evidence of no crowding out, of either motivations or donations,
among those terminated from an ongoing program of payments for ecosystem services …