The use of economic instruments to preserve the environment: the case of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)

Authors

  • Daniel Caixeta Andrade Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Maria do Carmo Ramos Fasiaben Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária

Abstract

Considering the human dependence on ecosystem services, the tone of the environmental debate has turned to policies for the conservation of resources from natural capital and its services. Given the recent popularity of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) policies, this paper is aimed at presenting some important points in the discussion about this type of policy. Besides the definition and purpose of such policy, the paper also highlighted some important aspects such as the question of the definition of agents participating in the market, the nature of the service(s) traded, the compensation value, as well as problems of institutional order.

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Author Biographies

  • Daniel Caixeta Andrade, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
    Professor do Instituto de Economia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. E-mail: caixetaandrade@ie.ufu.br
  • Maria do Carmo Ramos Fasiaben, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
    Pesquisadora da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA). E-mail: fasiaben@sede.embrapa.br

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Published

2010-04-12

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Artigos

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How to Cite

ANDRADE, Daniel Caixeta; FASIABEN, Maria do Carmo Ramos. The use of economic instruments to preserve the environment: the case of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES). Revista Economia Ensaios, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil, v. 24, n. 1, 2010. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistaeconomiaensaios/article/view/2223. Acesso em: 16 jan. 2026.