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The central aim is to explore the governance and administrative dynamics of Brazil's Water Producer Program.

June 13, 2026

Institutional Influences and the Governance and Administration of the Programa Produtor de Água Payment for Ecosystem Services Program in Brazil

Key Points

The central aim is to explore the governance and administrative dynamics of Brazil's Water Producer Program.
Conducted a meta-synthesis of 125 publications relevant to the Water Producer Program.
Analyzed the impact of regulative, normative, and cultural-cognitive institutional forces on program implementation.
Applied neo-institutional theory to understand organizational effectiveness.
WPP governance demonstrated hybrid and adaptive arrangements responding to various administrative challenges.
Institutional constraints were influenced by land tenure ambiguities and uneven organizational capacities.
Exploratory findings indicate a significant need for social science research into PES administration to improve program outcomes.

Abstract

Payment-for-Ecosystem-Services (PES) has been promoted as an innovative approach to environmental governance capable of simultaneously advancing conservation and sustainable development objectives. While studies commonly assess the ecological and economic performance of PES schemes, less attention has been given to their organizational and administrative effectiveness. This study examines these governance dimensions of one of Latin America’s most prominent PES initiatives—the Water Producer Program (WPP) in Brazil. Drawing on a meta-synthesis of 125 publications, the analysis investigates how regulative, normative, and cultural-cognitive institutional forces shaped WPP implementation. Guided by neo-institutional theory and institutional bricolage, findings show that WPP governance operated through hybrid and adaptive institutional arrangements developed in response to administrative constraints, land tenure ambiguities, and uneven organizational capacity. These exploratory findings highlight a need for expanded social science inquiry into the administrative dimensions of PES schemes to aid initiatives like the WPP in achieving their objectives in the future.

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Thomas G. Safford (Thu,) studied this question.

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