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The Nature Communications study reports better cost-effectiveness for the flexible contract, contradicting the claim that the fixed contract had the higher benefit-cost ratio. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Adding flexibility to payments for environmental services enhances cost-effectiveness in the Brazilian Amazon · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:d49cef204da3248f8f0268977032b3e37c825287f853c8ca8cd1fff439d88ddd

Results show that PES B achieved better cost-effectiveness ratios: 3056 BRL per hectare saved, compared to 4360 BRL for PES A. This suggests that the flexible PES contract delivered more environmental impact per unit of expenditure.