Exploring the connections between participation in and benefits from payments for hydrological services programs in Veracruz State, Mexico
Por:
Jones K.W., Avila Foucat S., Pischke E.C., Salcone J., Torrez D., Selfa T., Halvorsen K.E.
Publicada:
1 feb 2019
Resumen:
Payments for hydrological services (PHS) programs are expected to confer
tangible benefits to households. Impact evaluations of PHS programs,
however, find few to no changes in material indicators. One reason for
this may be that non-financial motivations and benefits-including
environmental or social-influence participation and are important
outcomes for households participating in PHS programs. In this paper we
test this hypothesis using 56 interviews and 181 surveys from households
in Veracruz State, Mexico. Using logistic regression models we find that
human, natural, physical and financial capital are important to the
decision to participate in PHS, but so are pro-social and
pro-environmental motivations. Using counterfactual impact evaluation
methods we find few changes in material benefits but do find that PHS
participants are more likely to report positive changes in their
household and community quality of life over the last five years
compared to households not participating in PHS programs. Qualitative
information supports these findings. Our results contribute to the
evolving theory on PHS that participation is driven by a mix of
financial and non-financial motivations and that nonmaterial benefits
are an important outcome of these programs.
Filiaciones:
Jones K.W.:
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, United States
Avila Foucat S.:
División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Economía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México City, Mexico
Pischke E.C.:
Department of Social Sciences, Environmental and Energy Policy Program, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
Salcone J.:
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, United States
United Nations Environment Program, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), Geneva, Switzerland
Torrez D.:
División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Economía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México City, Mexico
Selfa T.:
Department of Environmental Studies, State University of New York-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, United States
Halvorsen K.E.:
Department of Social Sciences, Environmental and Energy Policy Program, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States
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