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What occurs when funding for conservation ends?

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                                                                           Source Forests News What occurs when funding for conservation ends? Payments for Environmental Services (PES), also referred to as conservation payments, are a well-liked method for halting deforestation and preserving tropical forests. The tactic is to give land managers conditional rewards in the form of cash or in-kind benefits in exchange for their active support of forest protection. The idea is to increase the financial value of standing forests over chopped ones. This indicates that the amount paid for forest protection must be more than the opportunity cost of preventing deforestation, or the money lost by giving up economically dependent on deforestation activities (like large cow ranching and swidden agriculture). The majority of PES impact evaluations show some progress in stopping deforestation and preserving forests. However, little is known about how long-lasting conservation successes are when fun