Ecosystem Services Auctions: The Last Decade of Research

Forests

Riccardo Da Re¹  JoséG. Borges²  LoganRobert Bingham² 

[1] Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture, and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, Agripolis, I 35020 Legnaro, Italy;Forest Research Center (CEF) and Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-107 Lisbon, Portugal;

关键词: payments for ecosystem services;    reverse auctions;    subscription games;    market-based instruments;   

DOI  :  10.3390/f12050578

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Auctions offer potential cost-effectiveness improvements over other mechanisms for payments for ecosystem services (PES) contract allocation. However, evidence-based guidance for matching design to application is scarce and research priorities are unclear. To take stock of the current state of the art, we conducted a systematic review and thematic content analysis of 56 peer-reviewed journal articles discussing ES auctions published in the last decade. Auctions were approached from three overlapping perspectives: mechanism design, PES, and policy analysis. Five major themes emerged: (1) performance, including measures like cost-effectiveness and PES criteria like additionality; (2) information dynamics like price discovery and communication effects; (3) design innovations like risk-integrating and spatially coordinated mechanisms; (4) contextual variables like policy context and cultural values; and (5) participation factors. Additional attention from policymakers and continued efforts to coordinate research in this diverse and interdisciplinary subfield may be beneficial.

【 授权许可】

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