The use of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is not a new type of contract but they have become more in vogue because of the potential for sequestering carbon by paying to prevent deforestation and degradation of forest lands. We provide a framework utilizing transaction costs to...

The use of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is not a new type of contract but they have become more in vogue because of the potential for sequestering carbon by paying to prevent deforestation and degradation of forest lands. We provide a framework utilizing transaction costs to...

In Klima kommt Eisenstein zu dem Schluss, dass es nicht ausreicht, lediglich neue Formen der Energiegewinnung oder des Konsums einzuführen, um eine »nachhaltige Entwicklung« zu ermöglichen. Vielmehr bedarf es eines radikalen Umdenkens im Sinne von »Interbeing«, einem ganzheitlichen Fühlen...

This resourceful book draws on several case studies to derive implications for the design of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes that are very relevant to current climate change negotiations and the implementation of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD)...