Payments of ecosystem services in Vietnam: market-based incentives or state control of resources. [Abstract only].

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cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierDiana Suhardiman: 0000-0001-7892-4148
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.mekong-environmental-symposium-2013.org/frontend/file.php?id=3020&dl=1en
dc.contributor.authorSuhardiman, Dianaen
dc.contributor.authorWichelns, Dennisen
dc.contributor.authorLestrelin, Guillaumeen
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-13T11:41:26Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-13T11:41:26Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/38343
dc.titlePayments of ecosystem services in Vietnam: market-based incentives or state control of resources. [Abstract only].en
dcterms.abstractWe question whether payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs have the potential to enhance natural resource management in Vietnam, where the state essentially designs and implements the programs. In such settings, the welfare gains achieved through PES programs will be determined by how the state incorporates the programs into national development strategies and aligns them with other land use and environmental policies. We consider also whether PES programs can be relied on to reduce poverty and enhance livelihoods, either alone or in combination with other policy interventions. To these ends, we trace the development of PES programs within the context of forest conservation policies and in relation to watershed management. Taking Vietnam as our case study, we illustrate how PES programs are implemented within the context of a monopsonistic, non-competitive market. We conclude that in the absence of a competitive market structure and with appropriate regulations governments can reshape PES programs so that they function primarily as tools for strengthening state control over natural resources.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSuhardiman, Diana; Wichelns, D.; Lestrelin, G. 2013. Payments of ecosystem services in Vietnam: market-based incentives or state control of resources. [Abstract only]. In German Aerospace Center (DLR); Germany. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mekong Environmental Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5-7 March 2013. Abstract volume, Topic 02 - Hydropower development and impacts on economy. Wessling, Germany: German Aerospace Center (DLR); Bonn, Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). pp.32.en
dcterms.descriptionIn German Aerospace Center (DLR); Germany. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mekong Environmental Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5-7 March 2013. Abstract volume, Topic 02 - Hydropower development and impacts on economy. Wessling, Germany: German Aerospace Center (DLR); Bonn, Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).en
dcterms.issued2013
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectecosystem servicesen
dcterms.subjectnatural resources managementen
dcterms.subjectpolicyen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.subjectdevelopment projectsen
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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