Santiago Saavedra

Oct 26, 2024 | nature.com | Seema Jayachandran |Santiago Saavedra

AbstractPayments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are a widely used approach to incentivize conservation efforts such as avoided deforestation. Although PES effectiveness has received significant scholarly attention, how PES design modifications can improve program outcomes is less explored.

Jul 11, 2024 | nber.org | Santiago Izquierdo-Tort |Seema Jayachandran |Santiago Saavedra

Juan David Ramirez, Santiago Fernandez and Juliana Sanchez Ariza provided excellent research assistance. We are grateful to Natura y Ecosistemas Mexicanos A.C. (Natura Mexicana), Innovations for Poverty Action Mexico, and Comisión Nacional Forestal (Conafor) for support implementing this project. We are also grateful for feedback from audiences at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and from Rebecca Dizon-Ross and Kelsey Jack.