James Salzman: The Past, Present, and Future of Payments for Ecosystem Services

Interest in payments for ecosystem services (PES) has exploded over the past two decades around the globe, from China and Australia to Peru and Vermont. The lecture explores the ascent of PES, where it has worked, where it hasn't worked, and what we should expect going forward. James Salzman is one of the world's leading authorities on PES and has worked with governments worldwide to design their programs.

James (Jim) Salzman is the Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law with joint appointments at the UCLA School of Law and the Bren School of the Environment at UC Santa Barbara. An international expert on environmental policy, he frequently appears as a media commentator and has lectured on every continent. In a dozen books and more than 100 articles and book chapters, his broad-ranging scholarship has addressed topics ranging from water to wildlife, from climate change to creating markets for ecosystems. There have been over 100,000 downloads of his articles. Read Salzman's full bio: https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/james-salzman

Salzman spoke at UVM's Farrell Hall on November 5th, 2021.

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