Large-scale recovery in Costa Rica's Payment for Ecosystem Service Program
Giacomo L. Delgado, Johan van den Hoogen, Daisy H. Dent, Tom Bradfer‐Lawrence, Leland K. Werden, Rebecca J. Cole, Cristian Diaz Quesada, Jose-Angel Jimenez Fajarado, Alberto Méndez Rodríguez, Eduardo Mesén Solorzano, Gilmar Navarrete Chacón, Mario Coto, Irene Suarez Perez, Lucas Vahlas, Yuting Liang, Thomas Ward Crowther
This paper evaluates the ecological impact of Costa Rica's PES program using soundscapes, finding significant acoustic recovery in natural regeneration sites but slower recovery in plantations.
Global Change Biology · Feb 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology