Blignaut, James NelsonAnderson, H.J.2008-09-042008-09-042002-06Blignaut, JN & Anderson, HJ 2002, 'The integration of economics and the environment through incentives: an overview of the Costa Rican success story', South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 297-307. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_ecoman.html]1015-8812http://hdl.handle.net/2263/6904Conservation is often perceived as the responsibility of the landowners. If landowners fail to benefit from conservation, they inevitably view it as profiteroding and it becomes less attractive than alternative land-use practices. Costa Rica has successfully internalised the benefits provided by forestry environmental services. Valuable lessons could be learnt from the Costa Rican experience in using economic incentives for environmental management.1064757 bytesapplication/pdfenFaculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of PretoriaConservationEconomicsCosta RicaDeforestationEnvironmental managementForestry environmental servicesFundingPayment schemesPrimary forestsSouth AfricaEnvironmental management -- Costa RicaIncentives in conservation of natural resources -- Costa RicaArticle