Svadlenak-Gomez, K.Clements, Terry L.Foley, C.Kazakov, N.Lewis, D.Miquelle, D.Stenhouse, R.2016-04-192016-04-192007WCS TransLinks Report2941_WCS_DirectPaymentsForConservation.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67606This paper explores the concept of direct incentives for conservation, and summarizes current discussion on their benefits and potential drawbacks. It then highlights the current experience at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) with various forms of more or less direct incentives for wildlife conservation. A short analysis of the potential these schemes have to achieve the desired results is also presented. (Excerpt from paper)application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightWildlifeBiodiversityPayments for environmental servicesConservation strategyConservationConservation incentivesBiodiversity conservationPESCambodiaLao pdrTanzaniaZambiaRussiaDirect incentivesEcosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale WatershedTechnical report