Payments for Ecosystem Services

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
Email
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:
askanag@ncat.org
NCAT
https://attra.ncat.org/product/payments-for-ecosystem-services/
1-800-346-9140
Publication/product ID: IP596
Cost: $0.00
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.