AUTHOR
Adam Drucker
Articles
Two views: Should farmers get paid for providing ecosystem services?
June 22nd, 2010
The International Year of Biodiversity gives us a good opportunity look at agriculture’s relation with biodiversity. One proposed mechanism to stimulate environmentally friendly farming is PES, or Payments for Environmental Services. Can PES help conserve biodiversity? How can such a mechanism be implemented? Farmers’ fields make up 40 percent of the earth’s land mass and … Read more
Adam Drucker
Two views: Should farmers get paid for providing ecosystem services?
June 22nd, 2010
The International Year of Biodiversity gives us a good opportunity look at agriculture’s relation with biodiversity. One proposed mechanism to stimulate environmentally friendly farming is PES, or Payments for Environmental Services. Can PES help conserve biodiversity? How can such a mechanism be implemented? Farmers’ fields make up 40 percent of the earth’s land mass and … Read more