Evidence item

A trial summary reports slightly greater forest savings under the flexible contract but a higher benefit-cost ratio under the fixed contract. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 15401

Source: Greater Flexibility in Payments for Ecosystem Services: Evidence from an RCT in the Amazon · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:28f79a6aed22df604c08d8af5fcac5ec9b0d69832fa998350c79ba0bb3cdf739

In line with theoretical predictions, while the flexible PES contract allowing some deforestation saved slightly more forest, the fixed payment contract requiring zero deforestation exhibited a higher benefit-cost ratio.