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Benefit distribution and equity in Ecuador's Socio Bosque Program

Krause, Torsten LU and Loft, Lasse (2013) In Society & Natural Resources 26(10). p.1170-1184
Abstract
In this article we analyze the equity and distribution of financial incentives in Ecuador's Programa Socio Bosque (PSB). PSB aims to conserve native ecosystems on privately owned lands while reducing rural poverty. Based on the analysis of 1,563 conservation contracts, representing nearly 900,000ha of land in Ecuador and more than 90,000 beneficiaries, we scrutinize the regional distribution of benefits among three regions (the Coast, the Andes, and the Amazon) and two contract types: land under individual ownership and land under collective ownership. We compare incentive distribution before and after a substantial change in the incentive scale, differentiating collective and individual landowners as well as forests and paramo ecosystems.... (More)
In this article we analyze the equity and distribution of financial incentives in Ecuador's Programa Socio Bosque (PSB). PSB aims to conserve native ecosystems on privately owned lands while reducing rural poverty. Based on the analysis of 1,563 conservation contracts, representing nearly 900,000ha of land in Ecuador and more than 90,000 beneficiaries, we scrutinize the regional distribution of benefits among three regions (the Coast, the Andes, and the Amazon) and two contract types: land under individual ownership and land under collective ownership. We compare incentive distribution before and after a substantial change in the incentive scale, differentiating collective and individual landowners as well as forests and paramo ecosystems. Although PSB is a mechanism that incentivizes conservation stewardship, its distributional equity and ability to reduce rural poverty remain questionable, because poverty levels and population density in collective contracts are not sufficiently considered in the incentive scale. (Less)
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collective landownership, conservation, Ecuador, equity, incentive, distribution, individual landownership
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Society & Natural Resources
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26
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10
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1170 - 1184
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Taylor & Francis
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0894-1920
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10.1080/08941920.2013.797529
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LUCID - Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability
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English
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  series       = {{Society & Natural Resources}},
  title        = {{Benefit distribution and equity in Ecuador's Socio Bosque Program}},
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