Kronenberg Jakub, Hubacek Klaus
Department of International Economics, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, P.O.W. 3/5, 90-255 Lodz, Poland.
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA.
Sustain Sci. 2016;11(6):903-907. doi: 10.1007/s11625-016-0370-8. Epub 2016 May 10.
In spite of broad and positive expectations, payments for ecosystem services (PES) can bring about unexpected and negative consequences, especially in terms of their impacts on the well-being of local communities dependent on ecosystems. Based on numerous observations of recurring problems with PES, we put forward an hypothesis (Kronenberg and Hubacek in Ecol Soc 18:art.10. doi:10.5751/ES-05240-180110, 2013), that points to counterintuitive negative development outcomes for countries and regions rich in ecosystem services. The social and economic problems that we have been able to depict in many PES schemes reflect the persistence of maladaptive states in pursuit of sustainability. Instead of providing an opportunity to break out of poverty, these problems reflect entrapment, which is most often related to poor quality of institutions. Here we highlight the linkages between the ecosystem service curse hypothesis and the dynamic system stability landscapes discussed in this special issue. Our article consists of three parts in which we: (1) present the original ecosystem service curse hypothesis; (2) link this hypothesis to the broader discussions relevant to sustainability science; and (3) highlight the context of traps on which this special feature focuses.
尽管人们有着广泛而积极的期望，但生态系统服务付费（PES）可能会带来意想不到的负面后果，尤其是在对依赖生态系统的当地社区福祉的影响方面。基于对PES反复出现问题的大量观察，我们提出了一个假设（Kronenberg和Hubacek，《生态学会》18：第10条。doi：10.5751/ES - 05240 - 180110，2013），该假设指出生态系统服务丰富的国家和地区会出现违反直觉的负面发展结果。我们在许多PES计划中所描绘的社会和经济问题反映了在追求可持续性过程中适应不良状态的持续存在。这些问题非但没有提供摆脱贫困的机会，反而反映了陷入困境的情况，这通常与机构质量差有关。在此，我们强调生态系统服务诅咒假设与本期特刊中讨论的动态系统稳定性格局之间的联系。我们的文章由三个部分组成，在这三个部分中，我们：（1）阐述原始的生态系统服务诅咒假设；（2）将这一假设与可持续性科学的更广泛讨论联系起来；（3）突出本期特刊所关注的陷阱背景。
