Nasi, R.Wunder, SvenCampos, J. J.2016-04-192016-04-192002A discussion paper prepared for the GEF for the Forestry Roundtable to be held in conjunction with the UNFF II, Costa Rica, 11 March 20022379_Nasi2002_Forest_ES_pay_deforestation.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66870The ecosystem services provided by forests are vital to humanity and cannot be fully replaced by technology. The services provided by forests are threatened and damaged by human activities, making restoration and protection imperative. Economic valuation of forest services is a useful tool, but has limitations and flaws. It is necessary to provide incentives for resource owners to make conservation more desirable than other alternativeapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightCarbon sequestrationDeforestationBiodiversityPayments for environmental servicesForest managementNon-wood forest productsEnvironmental servicesConservation strategyConservation incentivesForestsBiodiversity conservationEcosystem servicesForest ecosystemsEconomic valuationTechnical report