Payment for Environmental Services in the Amazon: the Misuse of a Concept – Amapá and Acre Cases

Authors

  • Eliane Superti Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP)
  • Catherine Aubertin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v35i0.38976

Keywords:

Payment for Environmental Services, Amazon, market-based instruments, fighting poverty, environmental management

Abstract

This paper aimed at presenting the various forms of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) projects in Brazil and analyzing two specific cases of PES in the Amazon: The Cajari Carbon Project in the south of Amapá and the Incentive System for Environmental Services (SISA) in Acre. The hypothesis raised was that the appropriation and reinterpretation of market rhetoric present in environmental public policies, and in both cases under review, are indicators of current pressures on regional, national and international stages, between development – with a focus on fighting poverty – and environmental conservation. The methodology used was case study, literature review and interviews. The study allowed us to conclude that PSE projects in Brazil are used more as income transfer devices than any kind of commodification of the environment or use of market-based instruments.

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Published

2015-12-24

How to Cite

Superti, E., & Aubertin, C. (2015). Payment for Environmental Services in the Amazon: the Misuse of a Concept – Amapá and Acre Cases. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 35. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v35i0.38976

Issue

Vol. 35 (2015): Environmental Thinking in Latin American: social movements and territories of life

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