Payments for Pioneers? Revisiting the Role of External Rewards for Sustainable Innovation under Heterogeneous Motivations

• Published in: Ecological economics Vol. 135; pp. 234 - 245
• Main Authors: Zabala, Aiora, Pascual, Unai, García-Barrios, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Agroforestry adoption; behavior change; carbon; conservation programs; forests; Innovation diffusion; livelihood; Mexico; motivation; natural resources conservation; Payments for ecosystem services; Perspectives; Q methodology; Silvopastoral systems; soil conservation; Tropical forest frontier; Mexico; Tropical forest frontier; Q methodology; Payments for ecosystem services; Innovation diffusion; Perspectives; Agroforestry adoption; Silvopastoral systems

Acknowledging the diversity of preferences, goals and motivations of individuals is key to promote the effectiveness of incentive-based conservation interventions. This paper analyses the heterogeneity of motivations to adopt silvopastoral practices, a social-ecological innovation for soil conservat...