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The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to ... more The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to new generation of mechanisms to cope with environmental issue in various countries. In the case of Costa Rica, which is considered as pioneer country in using the ES concept, its operationalization was done though a specific policy instrument: the Payment for Environmental Services program (PESP). Most of the existing literature put the emphasis on the innovation and learning process to describe this experience. Nevertheless it does not take into account the political dimension behind the emergence and implementation of Costa Rican PESP. Based on literature review and interviews of stakeholders, we analyse the policy process that have led to the emergence and evolution of the Costa Rican PSEP to derive lesson learnt for the improvement and extension of such policy instrument. We combine (i) the sequential approach of policy cycle to identify and describe the different phase of the emerge...
program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising i... more program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising innovating instrument for conservation purpose and has been considered a reference model for PES development. As such, many scholars analyzed the PESP and have discussed its efficiency. Nevertheless, the genesis and the evolution of the Program has been poorly documented from a learning process and stakeholders perspectives In this working paper, we propose to analyze the genesis and evolution the PESP interpreting the continuity and inflexions it has experimented related to stakeholders' learning process and evolution of their balance of power. We show that PES governance is a social construction where many stakeholders are interacting to orientate the objectives and the functioning of the PESP towards their interests and vision. We finally argue that PESP is not a mere market based instrument driven by a market coordination but an instrument driven by complex multi-stakeholder gover...
The evolution of the Costa Rica, program of payment for environmental services: a learning process and stakeholders balance of power perspective
program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising i... more program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising innovating instrument for conservation purpose and has been considered a reference model for PES development. As such, many scholars analyzed the PESP and have discussed its efficiency. Nevertheless, the genesis and the evolution of the Program has been poorly documented from a learning process and stakeholders perspectives In this working paper, we propose to analyze the genesis and evolution the PESP interpreting the continuity and inflexions it has experimented related to stakeholders' learning process and evolution of their balance of power. We show that PES governance is a social construction where many stakeholders are interacting to orientate the objectives and the functioning of the PESP towards their interests and vision. We finally argue that PESP is not a mere market based instrument driven by a market coordination but an instrument driven by complex multi-stakeholder gover...
The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to ... more The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to new generation of mechanisms to cope with environmental issue in various countries. In the case of Costa Rica, which is considered as pioneer country in using the ES concept, its operationalization was done though a specific policy instrument: the Payment for Environmental Services program (PESP). Most of the existing literature put the emphasis on the innovation and learning process to describe this experience. Nevertheless it does not take into account the political dimension behind the emergence and implementation of Costa Rican PESP. Based on literature review and interviews of stakeholders, we analyse the policy process that have led to the emergence and evolution of the Costa Rican PSEP to derive lesson learnt for the improvement and extension of such policy instrument. We combine (i) the sequential approach of policy cycle to identify and describe the different phase of the emerge...
Forest Policy and Economics, 2013
This article assesses, from an institutional point of view, the performance of the Costa Rican Pa... more This article assesses, from an institutional point of view, the performance of the Costa Rican Payment for Environmental Services Program (PESP) as a conservation tool focusing on its main modality: the forest protection. The PESP has had a low direct impact on the forest cover of the country but may have had an important indirect impact as it served as compensation for the prohibition of forested land uses change. This program appeared also quite competitive from the point of view of its costs before the institutional transformation that occurred in 2008. The PESP has also proved to be a very effective fundraising tool, but it has failed in the development of strong synergies with other institutions for forest protection and it has not supported the development of sustainable forest management. From a cosean perspective, a significant potential for improvement of the PESP cost-effectiveness exists on the short term through changes in the program's rules. However, these changes often deny the program's institutional nature and could jeopardize the program effects on the long term. A safer way to improve the PESP performance is to focus on strengthening its management and governance
The evolution of the Costa Rica, program of payment for environmental services: a learning process and stakeholders balance of power perspective
Towards a Reconsideration of Rationality Hypotheses for Sustainable Development
Les services écosystémiques et environnementaux au Costa Rica : synthèse des travaux du programme... more Les services écosystémiques et environnementaux au Costa Rica : synthèse des travaux du programme SERENA
Remarques critiques sur l'intégration de l'environnement dans l'analyse économique
Notes bibliométriques sur les thèmes du développement durable
Introduction
Mondes en développement
La faible prise en compte du développement durable dans les CSLP
Exploring the economic discourse on market-based instruments for ecosystem services
Studies in Ecological Economics, 2012
Les stratégies environnementales des organisations internationales dans les pays en développement : continuité ou ruptures ?
Mondes en développement, 2003
Since a score of years, the environmental strategies of the international organizations in the de... more Since a score of years, the environmental strategies of the international organizations in the developing countries knew a certain evolution. The latter illustrates the passage of a technical comprehension of the environmental questions, of a technocratic and sectoral step on behalf of the international organizations, with deliberative, participative steps in the implementation of the programs, while returning to a planning
The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to ... more The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to new generation of mechanisms to cope with environmental issue in various countries. In the case of Costa Rica, which is considered as pioneer country in using the ES concept, its operationalization was done though a specific policy instrument: the Payment for Environmental Services program (PESP). Most of the existing literature put the emphasis on the innovation and learning process to describe this experience. Nevertheless it does not take into account the political dimension behind the emergence and implementation of Costa Rican PESP. Based on literature review and interviews of stakeholders, we analyse the policy process that have led to the emergence and evolution of the Costa Rican PSEP to derive lesson learnt for the improvement and extension of such policy instrument. We combine (i) the sequential approach of policy cycle to identify and describe the different phase of the emerge...
program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising i... more program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising innovating instrument for conservation purpose and has been considered a reference model for PES development. As such, many scholars analyzed the PESP and have discussed its efficiency. Nevertheless, the genesis and the evolution of the Program has been poorly documented from a learning process and stakeholders perspectives In this working paper, we propose to analyze the genesis and evolution the PESP interpreting the continuity and inflexions it has experimented related to stakeholders' learning process and evolution of their balance of power. We show that PES governance is a social construction where many stakeholders are interacting to orientate the objectives and the functioning of the PESP towards their interests and vision. We finally argue that PESP is not a mere market based instrument driven by a market coordination but an instrument driven by complex multi-stakeholder gover...
The evolution of the Costa Rica, program of payment for environmental services: a learning process and stakeholders balance of power perspective
program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising i... more program to be developed using the notion of PES. The PESP has been analyzed as a very promising innovating instrument for conservation purpose and has been considered a reference model for PES development. As such, many scholars analyzed the PESP and have discussed its efficiency. Nevertheless, the genesis and the evolution of the Program has been poorly documented from a learning process and stakeholders perspectives In this working paper, we propose to analyze the genesis and evolution the PESP interpreting the continuity and inflexions it has experimented related to stakeholders' learning process and evolution of their balance of power. We show that PES governance is a social construction where many stakeholders are interacting to orientate the objectives and the functioning of the PESP towards their interests and vision. We finally argue that PESP is not a mere market based instrument driven by a market coordination but an instrument driven by complex multi-stakeholder gover...
The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to ... more The concept of environmental services (ES) has been rising during the last decade. It has led to new generation of mechanisms to cope with environmental issue in various countries. In the case of Costa Rica, which is considered as pioneer country in using the ES concept, its operationalization was done though a specific policy instrument: the Payment for Environmental Services program (PESP). Most of the existing literature put the emphasis on the innovation and learning process to describe this experience. Nevertheless it does not take into account the political dimension behind the emergence and implementation of Costa Rican PESP. Based on literature review and interviews of stakeholders, we analyse the policy process that have led to the emergence and evolution of the Costa Rican PSEP to derive lesson learnt for the improvement and extension of such policy instrument. We combine (i) the sequential approach of policy cycle to identify and describe the different phase of the emerge...
Forest Policy and Economics, 2013
This article assesses, from an institutional point of view, the performance of the Costa Rican Pa... more This article assesses, from an institutional point of view, the performance of the Costa Rican Payment for Environmental Services Program (PESP) as a conservation tool focusing on its main modality: the forest protection. The PESP has had a low direct impact on the forest cover of the country but may have had an important indirect impact as it served as compensation for the prohibition of forested land uses change. This program appeared also quite competitive from the point of view of its costs before the institutional transformation that occurred in 2008. The PESP has also proved to be a very effective fundraising tool, but it has failed in the development of strong synergies with other institutions for forest protection and it has not supported the development of sustainable forest management. From a cosean perspective, a significant potential for improvement of the PESP cost-effectiveness exists on the short term through changes in the program's rules. However, these changes often deny the program's institutional nature and could jeopardize the program effects on the long term. A safer way to improve the PESP performance is to focus on strengthening its management and governance
The evolution of the Costa Rica, program of payment for environmental services: a learning process and stakeholders balance of power perspective
Towards a Reconsideration of Rationality Hypotheses for Sustainable Development
Les services écosystémiques et environnementaux au Costa Rica : synthèse des travaux du programme... more Les services écosystémiques et environnementaux au Costa Rica : synthèse des travaux du programme SERENA
Remarques critiques sur l'intégration de l'environnement dans l'analyse économique
Notes bibliométriques sur les thèmes du développement durable
Introduction
Mondes en développement
La faible prise en compte du développement durable dans les CSLP
Exploring the economic discourse on market-based instruments for ecosystem services
Studies in Ecological Economics, 2012
Les stratégies environnementales des organisations internationales dans les pays en développement : continuité ou ruptures ?
Mondes en développement, 2003
Since a score of years, the environmental strategies of the international organizations in the de... more Since a score of years, the environmental strategies of the international organizations in the developing countries knew a certain evolution. The latter illustrates the passage of a technical comprehension of the environmental questions, of a technocratic and sectoral step on behalf of the international organizations, with deliberative, participative steps in the implementation of the programs, while returning to a planning