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Book The State and Regional Role in Developing Ecosystem Service Markets(2010) Achterman, Gail L.; Mauger, Robert"Ecosystem services literature and the theoretical models of ecosystem service markets have so far been based upon a few well-studied examples—most notably New York City’s mid-1990s purchase and preservation of land in the Catskills watershed to meet its water purification goals. Since then, around the nation, state and local governments, businesses, and non-governmental organizations ('NGOs') have moved beyond the theoretical and single transactions to develop and test a variety of ecosystem service markets. Oregon environmental groups, governments, and businesses have been leaders in supporting and encouraging market development and working with regional partners interested in cooperation at larger scales."