Payment for Environmental Services for Waste Pickers: Systematic Literature Mapping

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Pollyana Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Gina Rizpah Besen ◽  
Helena Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
The Public ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Literature Mapping ◽  
Waste Pickers

In Payment for Environmental Services (PES) systems, environmental service providers receive compensation for a conservationist action that implies the preservation of natural resources. The objective of this systematic mapping was to identify and discuss scientific articles that address the theme 'Payment for Environmental Services - PES for Waste Pickers Organizations', to understand the state of art of hiring these workers as environmental service providers. The study was developed using the method of systematic mapping of literature, from 2009 to 2019, considering qualitative and quantitative aspects. Results indicated that the countries that most investigate this theme are Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia. The articles portray the informal work of waste pickers, working conditions and the transition from informal systems to waste management in public services. The relationship between payment for environmental services and the work of waste pickers is not yet evident. Furthermore, research on PES and recycling are developed along distinct lines, without interdisciplinarity. However, PES shows itself as an important socio-environmental management tool that has the potential to solve relevant problems of recyclable waste management, because it presents congruent characteristics with the public procurement systems for waste pickers.

Application of a ‘Recycling Exchange’ instrument to compensate waste pickers in Brazil via a first payment for urban environmental services programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110612
Author(s):  
Alice Libânia S Dias ◽  
Lisete Celina Lange ◽  
Aline Souza Magalhães
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Waste Pickers

This article presents an approach to compensate waste pickers in the informal sector of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, via a Payment for Urban Environmental Services (PUES) instrument, called ‘Recycling Exchange’. The aim is to evaluate the effects of this instrument on the amount of waste diverted from landfill and reintroduced into the production chain, and to increase recognition of waste pickers’ contributions to the state’s economy. It was found that the ‘Recycling Exchange’ met the fundamental objectives of a PUES: the double social and economic benefits of the social inclusion of waste pickers in the execution of the public policy for solid waste management, and inducing (in the case of glass), ensuring and stabilising (plastic and paper) continuity of the activity of selling recyclables in times of wide price fluctuations for these recyclables. The instrument enhanced the provision of this environmental service and the positive externalities associated with recycling.

scholarly journals Traditional Procurement versus Public-Pivate Partnership: A Comparison and Synergies with Focus on Cross-border Contracts

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-64
Author(s):  
Ludmila Štěrbová ◽  
Jaroslav Halík ◽  
Pavla Neumannová
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Foreign Governments

AbstractGovernment purchases represent an important part of the world economy. Selling to the public sector is a key business activity for certain industries or service providers. The public procurement segment’s attractiveness is also underlined by the security of payment and large extent of supplies. With globalisation as a worldwide phenomenon, businesses do not have to rely only on domestic institutions; they can enter international B2G markets as well. However, the ability of private companies to do business with foreign governments is limited by various national legislations as governments settle the procurement regulation with respect to their national interests. In the following overview article, the authors analyse the two main and typical procurement types – traditional procurement and public-private partnership – with regard to recent development trends, international regulatory framework, opportunities and barriers to entry for European businesses. The main goal of the paper is to define, based on this analysis, the main differences and possible synergies of the traditional procurement and public-private partnership while focusing on cross-border contracts. This paper can be regarded as useful for business, academia as well as the public sector.

scholarly journals The legal regime and the compliance façade in public procurement in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ibrahim ◽  
Justice Nyigmah Bawole ◽  
Theresa Obuobisa-Darko ◽  
Abdul-Bassit Abubakar ◽  
Anthony Sumnaya Kumasey
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Procurement Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Study Approach

Purpose The extant literature posits several claims about the equitable resources allocation through compliance in public procurement management. Notwithstanding, there are hardly any empirical studies that explore the link between the causes and extent of compliance on one hand and value for money (VfM) on the other hand. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficacy of public procurement laws in ensuring VfM in a developing country context. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a qualitative case study approach involving three local government agencies in Ghana. Purposive and stratified random sampling strategies were used in selecting respondents who were interviewed through focused group discussions, semi-structured and open-ended questionnaires. The study utilizes an interpretivist/constructivist paradigm which allows for the co-creation of knowledge and subjectivity in knowledge acquisition. Findings The study finds that the presence of a legal and regulatory framework does not ipso facto guarantee compliance and VfM. Additionally, a possible reason why even reported cases of compliance do not translate into VfM is that evidence of compliance, especially in a developing country setting, is often a façade. Practical implications Public procurement entities in developing countries stand little chance of achieving accountability and VfM gains if they continue to rely on compliance as a micro-management tool. Originality/value The paper challenges the dominant assumptions in the public procurement management discourse by drawing attention to the quality of reported compliance and its implication for VfM.

Payments for environmental services and the poor: concepts and preliminary evidence

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
SVEN WUNDER
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Gain Access

ABSTRACTBased on observations from all three tropical continents, there is good reason to believe that poor service providers can broadly gain access to payment for environmental services (PES) schemes, and generally become better off from that participation, in both income and non-income terms. However, poverty effects need to be analysed in a conceptual framework looking not only at poor service providers, but also at poor service users and non-participants. Effects on service users are positive if environmental goals are achieved, while those on non-participants can be positive or negative. The various participation filters of a PES scheme contain both pro-poor and anti-poor selection biases. Quantitative welfare effects are bound to remain small-scale, compared to national poverty-alleviation goals. Some pro-poor interventions are possible, but increasing regulations excessively could curb PES efficiency and implementation scale, which could eventually harm the poor. Prime focus of PES should thus remain on the environment, not on poverty.

scholarly journals Digital Transition and Waste Management in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Pellegrini ◽  
Stefano Campi ◽  
Mirko Locatelli ◽  
Giulia Pattini ◽  
Giuseppe Martino Di Giuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The Public ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Digital Transition ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Green Public Procurement

The research aims at analyzing the integration of Waste Management (WM) strategies and Information management in the construction procurement process. The application of Building information modelling (BIM) methodologies for a Most Economically Advantageous Tender could address the digital transition in order to adopt environmentally sustainable practices. Despite the wide regulation regarding waste minimization, an overview of which is provided, AECO is still one of the most polluting industrialized sector. Drivers and barriers to the method, and a literature review are provided: BIM approaches to enable WM practices have been analyzed from the designer and constructor’s point of view, but few studies investigated the role of the Client, in particular the Public Client. The goal of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of Most Economically Advantageous Tender and a BIM methodology to promote WM strategies during the tender phase. Design Built and Design Bid Built procurement models are tested through three case studies of Italian schools’ calls for proposals: the BIM model enabled to verify the bids in terms of WM strategies implementation. Blockchain and Smart contract future applications are also investigated in order to ensure transparency of the whole process. The Public Client could trigger a change in the construction sector regarding the integration of WM practices, as a central and active actor of the construction process, through the application of Green Public Procurement and BIM methodologies.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PAYMENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 772
Author(s):  
Viviane Farias Silva ◽  
Wanessa Regina Geraldo Lima ◽  
Carlos Vailan Castro Bezerra ◽  
Vera Lucia Antunes Lima ◽  
José Geraldo Vasconcelos Baracuhy
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Rural Land ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Water Flows ◽  
Food Grains ◽  
Floods And Droughts

To provide goods and services to human’s ecosystems need water like fish, timber, food, grains, among others. Similarly, are responsible for important services for the preservation of the quality and quantity of water available, such as the supply and maintenance of water flows and smoothing of natural disasters related to water, such as floods and droughts. This work was carried out to explain why the existence of this type of payment services in the pursuit of environmental protection exercised in several countries including environmental Brazil, based on the location of cases of payment for environmental services. Some countries have already practiced the payment for environmental services and the majority of services is related to water. Environmental service providers whose main goal that the business is profitable and remains. Payment for environmental service exists as an incentive to conserve the environment so profitable to the owner of rural land or forests ale smallholders and farmers.

scholarly journals Analisis Kesediaan Menerima Pembayaran Jasa Lingkungan Air Masyarakat Sekitar Taman Hutan Raya Wan Abdul Rachman (Tahura War) : Studi Di Desa Sumber Agung Kecamatan Kemiling Kota Bandar Lampung

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Roni Febri Kurniawan ◽  
Slamet Budi Yuwono ◽  
Susni Herwanti
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Public Land ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Whole Tree

One approach to conservation efforts on forest that has been converted to mixed farms in Tahura WAR which is also the upstream of DAS Way Betung is the application of Payment for Environmental Services (PES)of water. The value of water PES alleged to approach the value of the willingness to accept (WTA) payment to the upstream society as a provider environmental services. The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude of the WTA from DAS Way Betung society especially water services and the factors that influence it, in addition to know the form of incentives that the public wants. The method used in this study is the analysis of Willingness to Accept (WTA), regression analysis and qualitative descriptive analysis. This research is held on April 2014 at Sumber Agung village, Kemiling, Bandar Lampung city. Based on the results obtained by the analysis of the value of the average WTA respondent is Rp 4.358,33 /tree/year. If the total number of trees on public land is 10.475 whole tree, then the total value of the WTA obtained is Rp 44.935.750,00/year. Factors that significantly affect the value of the WTA is the level of education, land area, and the number of trees. Form of incentives other than money the public wants is a fertilizer aid, rural development like transportation infrastucture, and help seed. Keywords: DAS Way Betung, payment for environmental service, WTA

scholarly journals The Struggle of Waste Pickers in Colombia: From being considered trash, to being recognised as workers

2020 ◽  
pp. 122-136
Author(s):  
Federico Parra
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
The State ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Special Protection ◽  
Waste Pickers

Organised waste pickers in Colombia are formally recognised as subjects of special protection and as providers of the public service of recycling. As a consequence, they now receive remuneration for their work, but this was not always the case. This article highlights the strategies waste pickers used to successfully demand their rights while exploring the tensions and contradictions surrounding the formalisation of waste pickers as public service providers of recycling. These include a lack of sufficient guarantees from the government, attempts by private companies to appropriate waste pickers’ benefits, and a lack of respect by both the state and private businesses for the recognition of their rights in law. It concludes that there is an inherent tension between the main objectives of the waste pickers—to improve their working conditions and overcome poverty and vulnerability—and that of the state, which promotes free market competition in the provision of public services.

scholarly journals Public managers’ valuation of secondary policy objectives in public procurement – results from a discrete choice experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amandine Lerusse ◽  
Steven Van de Walle
Keyword(s):  
Discrete Choice Experiment ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Administrative Structures ◽  
Procurement Contracts

Governments are increasingly linking public procurement contracts to the attainment of secondary policy objectives. While not challenging the continuing dominance of price, this changes how service providers are selected. This study examines how public managers value environmental, innovative, and social goals against price in the public procurement of waste collection at the municipal level in Belgium. Using a discrete choice experiment, we study public managers’ valuation of secondary policy objectives. Additionally, to extend the external validity of our findings to different administrative structures, the same study has been replicated in three other countries (Norway, Germany, and Estonia). Although price remains crucial, we observe that public managers appear to be willing to pay more to increase the environmental, innovative, and social standards of public services.  

scholarly journals PAGAMENTO POR SERVIÇOS AMBIENTAIS: UM INSTRUMENTO DE MITIGAÇÃO DOS EFEITOS DE VARIAÇÃO CLIMÁTICA E UMA FERRAMENTA DE GESTÃO PARA CRISE HÍDRICA NA BACIA DO ALTO DESCOBERTO

Nativa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 574
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Silva Camelo ◽  
Keila Lima Sanches
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Payment For Environmental Services ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change

A escassez de água doce é uma das principais preocupações do século XXI. As últimas projeções do IPCC preveem que para a região do Centro-Oeste deve ocorrer aumento da área agriculturável, diminuição das áreas florestais, aumento de temperatura e alteração da frequência e magnitude de cheias e de períodos de estiagem. Essas alterações afetam profundamente o ciclo hidrológico e por consequência a disponibilidade de água para consumo humano. No verão de 2016/2017 o Distrito Federal registrou a maior crise hídrica de sua história onde o volume do reservatório responsável pelo abastecimento de mais da metade da população ficou abaixo de 10%. Nesse sentido o presente estudo teve como principal objetivo trazer informações atualizadas sobre Pagamento por Serviços Ambientais, como um importante instrumento mitigador de mudanças climáticas, redutor de processos de alteração do uso do solo, sugerindo-o como instrumento para promover melhorias no abastecimento de água da Bacia do Descoberto.Palavras-chave: mudanças climáticas; gestão hídrica; serviços ecossistêmicos. PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: AN INSTRUMENT OF MITIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR HYDRICAL CRISIS IN THE ALTO DESCOBERTO WATERSHED ABSTRACT: Freshwater shortages are one of the main concerns of the 21st century. The latest projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) foresee that for the brazilian midwest, there should be an increase in the area planted to agriculture, a decrease in forest areas, an increase in temperature and a change in the frequency and magnitude of floods and droughts. These changes profoundly affect the hydrological cycle and consequently the availability of water for human consumption. In the summer of 2016/2017, the Federal District had the greatest water crisis in its history, where the volume of the reservoir responsible for supplying more than half the population was below 10%. In this sense, the main objective of the present study was to provide updated information on payment for environmental services as an important instrument to mitigate climate change, reducing soil use change processes, and suggesting it as an instrument to promote improvements in water supply in the Descoberto watershed.Keywords: climate change; water management; ecosystem services.

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