Adaptation is increasing across all sectors globally. Yet, the effectiveness of adaptation is
inadequate, and examples of maladaptation are increasing. To reduce the risk of …

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) have gained widespread prominence as a flagship
solution for ecological challenges and attracts multi-billion-dollar annual investments. This …

Restoring tree cover in tropical countries has the potential to benefit millions of smallholders
through improvements in income and environmental services. However, despite their …

Lake ecosystems are essential for human wellbeing and development for their capacity to
provide multiple ecosystem services (ES). However, because of an anthropogenic-driven …

Conventional agri-environmental schemes (AES) have been criticized for failing to exploit
conservation synergies that could be obtained from spatial coordination of conservation …

Climate change is transforming the risks individuals and households face, with potentially
profound socioeconomic consequences such as increased poverty, inequality, and social …

There has been a seismic shift in the center of gravity of scientific writing and thinking about
agriculture over the past decades, from a prevailing focus on maximizing yields toward a …

Based on “user pays” and “provider gets” principles, the Payment for Environmental
Services (PES) consists of providing economic incentives or compensation for land users …

Payment for ecosystem service (PES) programs are increasingly being promoted as suitable
mechanisms for addressing degradation of forest resources in developing countries. While …

Ensuring that farmers' ex ante preferences are accounted for is crucial for the design of
effective agri‐environmental contracts. We present a systematic review of 127 discrete …