Payments for Ecosystem Services - SARE Grant Management System

LS17-277 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2017: $312,000.00

Projected End Date: 09/30/2020

Grant Recipient: Tarleton State University

Region: Southern

State: Texas

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Barbara Bellows

Tarleton State University/ TIAER

Description:

Describes programs that provide payments that reward farmers for improved and maintained ecosystem services, or the benefits that society receives from the environment, such as clean water, food, air quality, disease regulation, and biodiversity. This publication also discusses the viability and potential costs and benefits of these programs.

Type:

Manual/Guide

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

Colin Mitchell, NCAT; Barbara Bellows, Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers; Consumers

URL:

https://attra.ncat.org/product/payments-for-ecosystem-services/

Ordering info:

https://attra.ncat.org/product/payments-for-ecosystem-services/
askanag@ncat.org
NCAT
https://attra.ncat.org/product/payments-for-ecosystem-services/
1-800-346-9140
Publication/product ID: IP596

This product is associated with the project "Indicators and Soil Conservation Practices for Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.