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Título del libro: Social-Ecological Systems Of Latin America: Complexities And Challenges
Título del capítulo: Integrated evaluation of the effects of the payment for hydrological environmental services program in Ajusco, Mexico City

Autores UNAM:
MARIA PEREVOCHTCHIKOVA; ISKRA ALEJANDRA ROJO NEGRETE;
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Año de publicación:
2019
Palabras clave:

Complexity; Hydrological services; Latin America; Mexico; Payment; Social-ecological systems


Resumen:

This chapter examines, in an integrated way, the effects of the implementation of the federal Payment for Hydrological Environmental Services (PHES) Program in Mexico, managed by the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) since 2003. The program involves economic compensations for carrying out conservation activities in areas of hydrological importance (and where the corresponding forestland is mostly collectively owned). The case study included the community of San Miguel and Santo Tomas Ajusco, located in the southwestern periphery of Mexico City. The analysis was based on the Community Capital Framework (CCF) and included five stages: (1) compilation and systematization of the available information, (2) social, (3) economic, (4) and ecologic effects analysis, and (5) result's integration. Socially, divergences and convergences in actors' perceptions were identified, with a general tendency to perceive positive effects. In economic terms, the low effectiveness of the program was evident, and in the environmental results, a great potential to provide hydrological services was observed. There is a pressing need to re-examine the design of the public policy instruments applied at local scale, while developing participatory monitoring schemes, to determine long-term effects. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019. All rights reserved.


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