payments for ecosystem services

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020415",
  "term": "payments for ecosystem services",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The variety of arrangements through which the beneficiaries of ecosystem services pay back the providers/protectors of those services. Payments encompass the full spectrum of options including, but not limited to, government incentive programs, mitigation banking programs and/or tax programs. (source: Willamette Partnership)",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Core Ecosystem Services Research Program Standard Lexicon"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/payments-for-ecosystem-services/"
}