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4. Conclusions

Author : Philipp Aerni

Published in: The Sustainable Provision of Environmental Services

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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The chapter summarizes the insights of the previous chapter. It shows that market-based instruments in general and PES in particular only work if they encourage local entrepreneurship and innovation, if they are well-embedded into existing macro- and meso-economic institutions, if they take into account the level of economic development and the specific ownership structure. The chapter concludes by arguing that the real success of PES and other market-based institutions may be rooted in its capacity to serve as a vehicle for the creation of local markets for environmental goods that not only improve the environmental sustainability of agricultural practices but also stimulate local economic development.

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previous chapter The Practical Perspective of Environmental Services Management: Field Studies on Innovation and the Remuneration of Positive Externalities in Agriculture in Kenya

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Title: Conclusions
Author: Philipp Aerni
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Sustainable Provision of Environmental Services
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-19344-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-19345-8

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19345-8_4

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