Wunder, SvenEngel, StefaniePagiola, Stefano2016-04-192016-04-192008Ecological Economics 65(4): 834-8520921-8009http://hdl.handle.net/10919/67556Metadata only recordThis article analyzes characteristics of payments for environmental services (PES) programs in developing and developed countries, differentiating between the various factors creating such wide diversity. The most substantial differences were found between user- and government-funded programs. The paper concludes with suggestions for improving effectiveness and financial efficiency of all types of PES programs.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightEnvironmental servicesPayments for environmental servicesProgram planningConservationPESIncentive mechanismsUser-financedGovernment-financedTargetingEcosystem servicesTaking stock: A comparative analysis of payments for environmental services programs in developed and developing countriesAbstractCopyright 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.03.010