Beyond "markets": Why terminology matters

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2005

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What is in a name? Does a rose by any other name truly smell as sweet? Aware that terms such as "markets" and "payments for ecosystem services" have encountered resistance in some parts of the world, the Ecosystem Marketplace asked two practitioners based in Latin America to explore how the concept of "markets/payments for ecosystem services" is being perceived in developing countries.

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Culture, Payments for environmental services, Conservation strategy, Water use, Markets, Economic incentives, Bilateral agreements, Privatization, Reciprocal arrangements

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Editorial, The Ecosystem Marketplace, Katoomba Group 22 March 2005