This paper evaluates a Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) program in western Uganda that offered forest … which received the program for two years. The PES program reduced deforestation and forest degradation: Tree cover, measured …

This paper evaluates a Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) program in western Uganda that offered forest … which received the program for two years. The PES program reduced deforestation and forest degradation: Tree cover, measured …

The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical … ecosystems. We summarize the state of knowledge about the impacts of protected area policies, with a focus on deforestation and … summarize empirical evidence across multiple regions of the world. In most cases, protection has had at most a modest impact on …

The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical … ecosystems. We summarize the state of knowledge about the impacts of protected area policies, with a focus on deforestation and … summarize empirical evidence across multiple regions of the world. In most cases, protection has had at most a modest impact on …