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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Burstein, John |
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Conference:
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The Commons in an Age of Global Transition: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities, the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property |
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Location:
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Oaxaca, Mexico |
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Conf. Date:
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August 9-13 |
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Date:
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2004 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1706
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Sector:
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Social Organization
General & Multiple Resources |
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Region:
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Central America & Caribbean |
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Subject(s):
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IASC
conservation
governance and politics
Kyoto Protocol
sustainability
environmental policy
political change
property rights
Native Americans
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Abstract:
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"In Mexico were likely to be in the early-Spring of 'Payment for Environmental Services' (PES) as a neo-agrarian policy formulation. The disappointments around the Kyoto Protocol notwithstanding, the Mexican government riding on the enthusiasm of the World Bank is increasingly committed to this liberal-inspired conservation strategy. Positions on the part of Mexican civil society organizations (OSC) range from eager to phobic. In the organization I represent, FORO para el Desarrollo Sustentable, we view Environmental Services as a potentially important instrument for achieving environmental goals linked to Reform of the State.
"In this paper, I draw on conclusions from a collaborative research project on PES, which served as the basis for consultation with Chiapanec Indian social-property holders on their views regarding ES strategies. I highlight political considerations, including collective property rights, that need to be addressed in the course of valuating ES as a potential development policy option, particularly as relevant for Indians."
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