Soto Flores, María del Rocío

The studies on governance of Common Pool resources like community forests state that these resources can be successful governed without significant government intervention. However, Payments for environmental services policy is gaining important place in the governance of these resources as a last resort mechanism. Hence, the present work studies the impact of this policy on sustainable management of community forests in the state of Mexico. This state was chosen due to its resistance to urban forces for deforestation.
To achieve its objective, this work bases its analysis on understanding how the payments for environmental help communities to comply with E. Ostrom, 8 principles for sustainable governance of common resources. It uses 40 case studies of communities that have received Payments from the Mexican Fund for Environmental Compensation for Change in Land Use in Forest Areas of the state of Mexico in the period of 2019 to 2023.

Keywords: payment for environmental services; community forests, sustainable governance.