期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2012
卷号：14
期号：6
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：In Zimbabwe, the concept of payment for environmental services (PES) has arisen from the recognition that those who protect the environment require compensation for the services they provide to the wider community. New opportunities for adding value to sustainable rural land resources management are being created, under the rubric of payments for environmental services. Such opportunities have arisen from the growing perception that ensuring nature’s services in the long run requires not only that they should be valued by society, but also that these values inspire compensation to those who protect the environment. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. The study noted that PES schemes implemented to date have not been beneficial to the poor. PES have attracted service providers who hold titles, own larger areas, and obtain income outside the production unit. The study further noted that the creation of environmental services markets and payment schemes is a viable option and it offers opportunities for equitable and efficient provision of public goods. Environmental services markets function best when they provide measurable benefit to the environment; beneficiaries and providers agree on compensation amounts and terms; services provided are contingent on payment ( that is, one should not have to pay for what one would probably receive anyway), and a regulatory framework should establish limits within which negotiations can occur. Devising workable PES schemes in the dry region of Mahenye lies in the interrogation of incidence of costs and benefits, and new conservation and development efforts should be tailored to the site specific ecological and socio-economic conditions to achieve effective and sustainable preservation and management of threatened natural habitats
