In 2010 the United Nations General Assembly recognized the human right to water and sanitation in what is seen as a historical vote by water activists. Implementation of the right to water is imperative to achieve sustainable development. In 2011 the regulation for a European Citizens’...

type="main" <title type="main">ABSTRACT</title> <p>Increased global trade in agricultural commodities has boosted fresh water consumption. This export of ‘virtual water’, embedded in products sold abroad, has increasingly affected local communities and ecosystems, especially in arid regions. Recent initiatives to certify...</p>

Payments for environmental services (PES) are payments to land owners whose land management practices help to provide environmental services (ES). In the context of watershed environmental services, the most important services are the supply, purification and regulation of water. PES was...

Zahlungen für Ökosystemdienstleistungen (payments for ecosystem services , PES) sind Zahlungen an Grundbesitzer, deren Landbewirtschaftungspraktiken helfen, Ökosystemdienstleistungen ( ecosystem services , ES) zu erbringen. Im Kontext von Wassereinzugsgebieten sind die wichtigsten Leistungen...