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Payments for ecosystem services plus accountability (PES+) in Liberia

Project Active from 1 Mar 2025 to 29 Apr 2026 Sustainable Growth and Energy

This project addresses the challenge of reducing carbon emissions from forestland clearing in low-income countries by developing infrastructure for community-level PES contracts. The proposed model ensures fair distribution of conservation payments and mitigates corruption, evaluated through experimental results in Liberia.

Researchers

Darin Christensen

Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of California - Los Angeles

Alexandra Hartman

Professor, Political Science, University College London

Cyrus Samii

Assistant Professor, New York University

Gregory Kitt

Executive Director, Parley Liberia

Avi Ahuja

PhD Candidate, New York University

Project outputs

Report cover page

Improving conservation payments: Targeting and accountability in Liberia

Darin Christensen, Alexandra Hartman, Gregory Kitt, Cyrus Samii
Policy brief

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