![]() In 2015, after six years in operation, the programme lost funds and stopped payments. ![]() We assess how households’ land-use behaviours changed in response to a temporary gap in payments and subsequent payment uncertainty in a programme in Ecuador, which paid communities to reduce their grazing on their communal lands. While PES has been found to produce some ecological and livelihood benefits, an understudied concern is what happens when payments stop. Payment for ecosystem services (PES) programmes seek to promote conservation via payments for desired resource-use behaviours.
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