Guidelines for establishing payment for ecosystem services schemes in Kenya

Abstract

Payment of Ecosystem Services is a transfer of a positive incentive to the environmental service providers that is conditional on the provision of an environmental service (Swallow et al., 2007). Essentially, PES is the transfer of resources between groups to create an incentive with wider social benefits with the aim of aligning land use decisions to sustainable ecosystem service delivery. Although PES transactions are unique, depending on the ecosystem service and the stakeholders involved, they share certain characteristics.