Payments for Environmental Services (PES): A reality check (stories from Indonesia)
| Romain Pirard; Raphaël Billé |
| Analyses N°03/2010. Iddri, 2010. |
Highlights :
- FIELD RESEARCH IN INDONESIA
This document presents results from field research in Indonesia on a prominent tool for conservation: Payments for Environmental Services (PES). We conducted the analysis from the double perspective of the usual PES definition, and of a previous conceptual analysis of our own.
- GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Field investigations show a clear disconnect between the theory of PES and the implementation on the ground. While the letter of the initial definition is not met (e.g. conditions are poorly defined), we discuss whether the spirit remains.
- PUBLIC ACTION IS NECESSARY
While intended to promote private deals in addition or in substitution to public action, PES may require at least as much public intervention as traditional conservation practices. High transaction costs and the presence of numerous sellers of a given service are central reasons for this.
- PILOT PROJECTS AS SPEARHEADS
In practice, the PES we could identify in the course of the study relate to pilot projects supported by international organizations and networks, with associated financial resources, knowledge, and motivation for visible results. It remains to be proven that PES can develop outside this specific framework for action.
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