Riparian zones are among the most valuable ecosystems on the earth. They act as the
ecological engineers that improve river health through delivering a range of ecosystem …

This article presents a systematic review of the factors and motivations that explain
participation in payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs in the Global South. PES …

We evaluate the effects of “Water and Forest Producers”(PAF), a payment for ecosystem
services project, on forest cover outcomes in a watershed serving the Rio de Janeiro region …

Global changes impact the human-environment relationship, and, in particular, they affect
the provision of ecosystem services. Mountain ecosystems provide a wide range of such …

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 …

Forestry policy plays an important role in China's collective forest areas in improving the
management efficiency of forest land and promoting poverty alleviation amongst farmers …

Riparian zones act as ecological engineers through stream bank stabilization, pollutant
buffering, energy provision to food webs, and groundwater recharge. In the ongoing …

In Vietnam, the PFES program of payment for forest environmental services involves more
than 100,000 forest right holders. Little is known about the impact of the program on the …

The concept of watershed ecological compensation is one payment for ecosystem services
(PES) program that incentivizes stakeholders undertake environmental conservation …

Due to accelerated urbanization and the lack of positive perception of wetland ecosystem
services, urban wetland ecosystems have been severely altered in China. It is crucial to …