Experimental Direct Incentive Scheme and Reverse Auction for Soil Erosion Control in Sumberjaya

This research conducts an actual experiment of direct incentive schemes for controlling sedimentation and estimates range of values for environmental service providers to maintain good water and soil conservation practices using reverse auction method. Research findings will be fulfilling the gaps in developing innovative experimental economic methods in assessing willingness to accept for rural ES providers. It will also establish the most appropriate institutional mechanisms to enhance the benefits of reward for environmental service mechanisms for the poor. This study is supported by the Environment, Economy Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) and the RUPES Project coordinated by the ICRAF SEA. The research is conducted in one of the RUPES sites in the Way Besai upper-watershed, Lampung Province, Indonesia.