Examining equity: a multidimensional framework for assessing equity in payments for ecosystem services
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In this paper, the authors present a systematic framework for the analysis of equity that can be used to examine how local equity is affected as the global value of ecosystem services changes, and how these dimensions are shaped by the scale and target group of concern, the framing of goals with respect to equity and how the decisions about the content, target and aims of equity are taken.About:
This article is published in Environmental Science & Policy.The article was published on 2013-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 418 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Equity capital markets & Equity risk.read more
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Playing before paying? A PES simulation game for assessing power inequalities and motivations in the governance of Ecosystem Services
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a simulation game to enhance understanding of complex negotiations between diverse actors involved in Ecosystem Services (ES) governance, which mimics historical processes of agrarian change and social differentiation, simulating a range of ES governance interventions, and creates space for participants to collectively reflect on the motivational and socio-political dynamics triggered by the interventions.
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Mainstreaming Equity and Justice in the Ocean
TL;DR: In this article , Österblom et al. highlighted the need for the burgeoning ocean economy to be inclusive and account for equity in the distribution of benefits in ocean governance and management.
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Influence of environmental governance regimes on the capacity of indigenous peoples to participate in conservation management
TL;DR: This article examined how the potential for local Indigenous communities to pursue their conservation objectives and the extent to which they are involved in management of significant species, cultural heritage and fire is influenced by different environmental governance regimes.
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When to Pay? Adjusting the Timing of Payments in PES Design to the Needs of Poor Land-users
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the importance of the timing of payments for ecosystem services and find that land-users value payments differently at different time points throughout the year, and the provision of ecosystem services can be increased for the given financial resources if payments are made at a point in time when land users need those most.
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Trade-off decisions in ecosystem management for poverty alleviation
Marije Schaafsma,Felix Eigenbrod,Alexandros Gasparatos,Nicole Gross-Camp,Craig W. Hutton,Fiona Nunan,Kate Schreckenberg,Kerry Turner +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the multiple dimensions of trade-offs in ecosystem services management for poverty alleviation, and support decision-makers in planning for the almost inevitable tradeoffs arising from environmental interventions.
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