Determining Fair Payment for Ecosystem Services
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|Reflection Text=The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment defines ecosystem services as “the benefits people obtain from ecosystems” [1]. Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) is a voluntary exchange where a defined environmental service is bought from the provider as long as the provider meets a given standard Cite error: Closing</ref> missing for <ref> tag. Additionally the water quality control plan will require polluting facilities to close, including 3622 paper mills Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag- ^ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. (2005). Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis. Island Press, Washington.
