Claassen, R.Cattaneo, A.Johansson, R.2016-04-192016-04-192005Presented at the ZEF-CIFOR workshop: Payments for Environmental Services (PES): Methods and Design in Developing and Developed Countries, Titisee, Germany, 15-18 June 20053074_Claassen2005_Cost_effective_agri_PES_US.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67252This presentation describes the objectives and types of PES (payments for environmental services) programs in the United States. The cost-effectiveness of various aspects of program approaches is discussed, such as competitive producer enrollment and benefit-cost targeting. Two major U.S. agri-environmental programs, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), are compared and discussed.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightAgricultural lawPayments for environmental servicesProgram planningGovernment policyAgricultureConservation easementsConservation incentivesNational planningAgricultural ecosystemsEnvironmental lawPESUnited StatesCost-effectivenessTargetingBiddingFarm/Enterprise Scale GovernancePresentation