IPBES VA Chapter 4. Literature & case study review on values articulated in Payments for Ecosystem Services / Compensation for Ecosystem Services (PES/CES) programmes.

Literature & case study review on values articulated in Payments for Ecosystem Services / Compensation for Ecosystem Services (PES/CES) programmes. Code: VA_4.7_Ch4 Versioning:01 (23.10.2020) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4394521 Description The IPBES Scoping document for the Values Assessment highlights the need to assess the types of values of nature that have (or have not) been incorporated into decision-making, the types of valuation approaches incorporated into decision-making, the challenges that have hindered the incorporation of diverse conceptualizations of values of nature in a range of decision and policy-making contexts and the implications for different stakeholders. In this context a literature & case-study review was conducted to examine how values are articulated by diverse stakeholders through Payments for Ecosystem Services / Compensation for Ecosystem Services (PES/CES) programs, including REDD+, and how they come to shape impacts. Through this review we address the following questions: Whose values come to matter in PES design, implementation and assessment and how? How do (mis)alignments between local values, institutions, knowledge systems and program design and implementation shape impacts of PES? What value articulation processes are most effective at aligning local values, institutions, and knowledge systems with PES design and implementation? What contextual factors support/undermine these efforts? What is the potential for plural valuation to enhance just and sustainable impacts in PES