For services rendered? Modeling hydrology and livelihoods in Andean payments for environmental services schemes

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Watershed services of tropical forests: from hydrology to economic valuation to integrated analysis (2009, background): “[60] Peru and Equador Conversion of forests to agriculture/pasture/ coffee/swidden/ restoration Increase in sediment load, increase in total flow, decrease in dry season flow Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with local soil data, calibrated with flow data Decreased water treatment costs, in”
LivestockPlus - The sustainable intensification of forage-based agricultural systems to improve livelihoods and ecosystem services in the tropics * (2015, unknown): “Whether off-farm environmental effects are beneficial or detrimental depends on the site-specific context and management practices (Quintero et al. 2009).”
Creating win-wins from trade-offs? Ecosystem services for human well-being: A meta-analysis of ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in the real world (2014, background): “, 2010) or switching to alternative crop systems such as legumes or shade-grown coffee, can all create win-win opportunities (Farber et al., 2006; Quintero et al., 2009).”
Payments for ecosystem services: A review and comparison of developing and industrialized countries (2013, background): “The fee is paid via a water fund to upstream landowners, who are contractually committed to halting deforestation and allowing some degraded lands to naturally regenerate and thus reverse agricultural expansion (Quintero et al., 2009; Wunder and Alban, 2008).”