How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Contracts and payments
- 02 / Physical change
Verified storage
- 03 / Possible outcome
Less loss of trees over the period
Paying to maintain the forest can change the economic incentive to cut, if the contract is credible and compliance is verified.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
In an experiment in 121 villages in Uganda, the loss of tree cover over two years was 4.2% in villages with the program and 9.1% in those under control.
The loss of trees in the two groups
9.1 % of tree cover lostVillages of control
4.2 % of tree cover lostVillages with the program
60 villages with the program and 61 under control. The duration of the result after payments requires other checks.
Open the source ↗Read values and method
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Villages of control | 9.1 % of tree cover lost |
| Villages with the program | 4.2 % of tree cover lost |
60 villages with the program and 61 under control. The duration of the result after payments requires other checks.
Putting the choices into practice
Incentive
The challengeIncome from logging
The responsePayment for conservation
Oversight
The challengeUnverified promise
The responseObserved tree cover
Duration
The challengeEnd of contract only
The responseSubsequent monitoring
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
The result concerns that program and that period. The duration of storage after payments and the possible movement of the cut require further verification.
Other possible benefits
Get in for the owners involved without having to give up trees.
Research and local documents
- Local document and reported findingJayachandran et al., 2017 · Cash for carbon ↗
Research on the case, mechanism, or measures discussed in the sheet.
- Local project or policy documentJ-PAL · Payments for ecosystem services in Uganda ↗
Institutional documentation of the program, territory or rules mentioned.
