ABSTRACT
Regional payment for ecosystem services (PES) schemes targeting hydrological ecosystem services are rapidly gaining in popularity and dominance in Central America. In some biological corridors, they have become the driving force behind forest conservation initiatives (DeClerck et al, 2010). Soil conservation and water regulation are strongly interrelated ecosystem processes that provide important services. Indeed, soil conservation influences the provision of water services in terms of quality, quantity and continuity of water supply. These relationships make soil conservation and water regulation fully integrated topics, with particular relevance to managing for increasingly needed climate change adaptation.
