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This book is a product of collaboration among researchers from the Regional Development Research Center of Yunnan University and other organizations. The World Agro-Forestry Research Center Kunming Office provides valuable financial support as well as technical support. The book consists of three sections. The first section includes two papers that review the policy of payment for environment services and synthesize case studies. The second section includes all case studies selected. The third section selects one watershed and studies various issues related to payment for environment services.
从社会学的角度看，环境不仅是个体需要面对的问题，也是一个群体或一个社会需要面临的问题，环境问题的解决需要群体或社会的集体行动。解决环境受益者与环境保护者矛盾的一个办法是开展生态补偿，即环境受益者通过某种方式，对环境保护者给予必要的补偿，使保护者"有利可图"，持续的对环境保护进行投入，共同提高全社会的福利。