In this article, we focus on the potential of governmental authorities dedicated to management of ecosystem services. We argue that the creation of such Ecosystem Service Districts (ESDs) will improve the efficient provision of services necessary for human welfare. At the moment, when agencies...

Recent decades have witnessed a considerable increase in Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) — programs that exchange value for land management practices intended to provide or ensure ecosystem services — with over 550 active programs around the globe and an estimated US$36-42 billion in...

In this article, we focus on the potential of governmental authorities dedicated to management of ecosystem services. We argue that the creation of such Ecosystem Service Districts (ESDs) will improve the efficient provision of services necessary for human welfare. At the moment, when agencies...