Kerr, JohnJindal, Rohit2016-04-192016-04-192007USAID PES Brief 53401_PESbrief5_PoliciesInstitutions.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67507Introduction: This brief examines policy and institutional issues that are important for PES. It addresses various aspects of the local policy environment, institutional issues related to property rights, collective action, and issues of public sentiments and norms that may influence the feasibility of a PES approach.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightPayments for environmental servicesLocal policyGovernment policyLand tenureLaws and regulationsCollective actionPESPolicyInstitutionsProperty rightsSocial normsWillingness to payLawsEcosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale GovernanceWorking paper