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Krishna, V.Drucker, A.G.Pascual, U.Raghu, P. T.Israel Oliver King, E.D.[Estimating compensation payments for on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity in developing countries]Estimating compensation payments for on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity in developing countries

Using a classification of existing approaches in environment economics and ecological economics, this article presents a method of valuing ecosystem services based on perception surveys. It assesses, on one hand, the level of familiarity with services among a diverse array of stakeholders, citize...


Rey-Valette, H.Mathé, S.Salles, J.M.[An assessment method of ecosystem services based on stakeholders perceptions: The Rapid Ecosystem Services Participatory Appraisal (RESPA)]An assessment method of ecosystem services based on stakeholders perceptions: The Rapid Ecosystem Services Participatory Appraisal (RESPA)

Smallholder farmers in West Africa use multiple ecosystem services (ES) in their day-to-day lives. The contribution that these services make to human well-being (HWB), and therefore to development outcomes, is not well understood. We analyse smallholder farmer perceptions of ES, ecosystem disserv...


Jones, S.K.Boundaogo, M.DeClerck, F.A.Estrada Carmona, NataliaMirumachi, N.Mulligan, M.[Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes]Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes

Opuntia scrublands are important ecological-economic systems in the Andean area. They perform a major role protecting slopes against erosion, improving the soil properties and providing a variety of products employed in the human diet, and in animal feeding, as well as cochineal insects, a highly...


Rodríguez, L.C.Pascual, U.Niemeyer, H.M.[Local identification and valuation of ecosystem goods and services from opuntia scrublands of Ayacucho, Peru]Local identification and valuation of ecosystem goods and services from opuntia scrublands of Ayacucho, Peru

A household survey was conducted in six villages of Busia District, Kenya, to assess people's willingness to contribute labor and money to control the tsetse flies that transmit trypanosomiasis. A Heckman's two-step model was estimated to identify factors affecting the probability that a responde...


Echessah, P.N.Swallow, B.M.Kamara, D.W.Curry, J.J.[Willingness to contribute labor and money to tsetse control: application of contingent valuation in Busia District, Kenya]Willingness to contribute labor and money to tsetse control: application of contingent valuation in Busia District, Kenya

The methods used to value tropical forests have the potential to influence how policy makers and others perceive forest landsforestlands. A small number of valuation studies achieve real impact. These are generally succinct accounts supporting a specific perception. However, such reports risk bei...


Sheil, DouglasWunder, Sven[The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions]The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions

Good natural resource management is scarce in many remote tropical regions. Improved management requires better local consultation, but accessing and understanding the preferences and concerns of stakeholders can be difficult. Scoring, where items are numerically rated in relation to each other, ...


Sheil, DouglasLiswanti, N.[Scoring the importance of tropical forest landscapes with local people: patterns and insights]Scoring the importance of tropical forest landscapes with local people: patterns and insights
Vedeld, P.Angelsen, A.Bojo, J.Sjaastad, E.Berg, G.K.[Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor]Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor
Cruz García, Gisella S.Vanegas Cubillos, MarthaTorres Vitolas, Carlos A.Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.Harvey, Celia A.Shackleton, Charlie M.Schreckenberg, KateWillcock, Simon P.Navarrete-Frías, CarolinaSachet, Erwan[He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon]He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon

In order for local community views to be incorporated into new development initiatives, their perceptions need to be clearly understood and documented in a format that is readily accessible to planners and developers. The current study sought to develop a predictive understanding of how the Punan...


Cunliffe, R.N.Lynam, T.J.P.Sheil, DouglasWan, M.Salim, A.Basuki, I.Priyadi, H.[Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo]Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo

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