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Paying for the hydrological services of Mexico's forests: Analysis, negotiations and results [1]

Mexico faces both high deforestation and severe water scarcity. The Payment for Hydrological Environmental Services (PSAH) Program was designed to complement other policy responses to the crisis at the interface of these problems. Through the PSAH, the Mexican federal government pays participating forest owners for the benefits of watershed protection and aquifer recharge in areas where commercial forestry is not currently competitive. Funding comes from fees charged to water users, from which nearly US$18

Publication Date: 
01/05/2008
Muoz-Pia [2], Carlos [3], Alejandro Guevara [4], Juan Manuel Torres [5]
Ecological Economics [6]
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Forests [7], Ecosystem Services [8], Land Use [9], Agriculture [10], Groundwater Recharge [11], Water Management [12], Deforestation [13], Watershed Development [14], Water Supply [15], Benefit Sharing [16], Hydrology [17], Mexico [18]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/paying-hydrological-services-mexicos-forests-analysis-negotiations-and-results

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/paying-hydrological-services-mexicos-forests-analysis-negotiations-and-results
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/muoz-pia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/carlos
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alejandro-guevara
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/juan-manuel-torres
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/ecological-economics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mexico