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Arid Land Geography ›› 2020, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2): 466-473.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2020.02.21

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Theoretical and practical problems in payments of ecoservice and discussion on the mechanism of ecoworkers

SU Fang1,SONG Ni-ni1,SHANG Hai-yang2   

  1. School of Economics and Management,Shaanxi University of Science and Technology,Xian 710021,Shaanxi,China;School of Businees,Northwest University of Political Science and Law,Xian 710063,Shaanxi,China

  • Received:2019-05-13 Revised:2019-09-16 Online:2020-03-25 Published:2020-03-25

Abstract: The theoretical root of payments for environmental services (PES) lies in neoclassical welfare economics,which implies that once the pricing of environmental services is set,the market will automatically modify the assumptions of buyers and sellers of environmental services.However,this assumption is difficult to accomplish and requires a reexamination of the basic assumptions of welfare economics theory in most projects involving PES.This paper reviews the evolution of the PES theory and summarizes typical PES case practices at home and abroad.Further,the problems of PES in theory and practice are discussed.It is found that some government initiatives that are implemented via the social network complementary to PES practices through various forms provided by PES (i.e.,physical,technical,and cash) help local participants create new revenue opportunities.This PES implementation promotes the formation of coordination linkage,benign mechanisms of ecological protection,economic development,and improvement of people’s livelihoods. 

Key words: payments for ecosystem services, ecoworker mechanism, ecological compensation mechanism, Nation park