Sweden's Carnivore Conservation Payments Face Rising Costs and Community Trust Challenges

Summary

This article examines Conservation Performance Payments (CPPs) in Sweden's carnivore policy, focusing on a paradox where successful conservation of large carnivores (wolves, bears, lynx, wolverines) leads to rising compensation costs and declining trust among affected communities, particularly reindeer herders and livestock farmers. The study analyzes how CPPs designed to incentivize coexistence instead create perverse incentives, erode social capital, and generate conflict when payment structures fail to account for increasing carnivore populations and cumulative damages. The research highlights tensions between biodiversity goals and community livelihoods, questioning the long-term sustainability of current compensation models.

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