We study the impact of Ecuador's national forest conservation incentives program on reported land conflicts. Data come from a survey of >900 households located within 49 indigenous and Afro‐Ecuadorian communities holding communal conservation contracts. We use quasi‐experimental methods to test for relationships between program participation and changes in land conflicts. Respondents reported that the program reduced land conflicts when households resided in communities with de facto communal tenure arrangements (vs. de facto semiprivate arrangements). We find no evidence that the conservation incentive program increased land conflicts. These results counter concerns that conservation payments undermine land tenure security; in some cases perceived tenure security is improved.

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支付森林保护费对厄瓜多尔土地使用权保障的影响

我们研究了厄瓜多尔国家森林保护奖励计划对报告的土地冲突的影响。数据来自对49个拥有公共保护合同的土著和非裔厄瓜多尔社区中的900多个家庭的调查。我们使用准实验方法来测试项目参与与土地冲突变化之间的关系。受访者报告说，当家庭居住在具有事实上的公共土地使用权安排（相对于事实上的半私有安排）的社区中时，该计划减少了土地冲突。我们找不到证据表明保护性奖励计划加剧了土地冲突。这些结果消除了人们对保护金破坏土地使用权安全的担忧。在某些情况下，感觉到的权属安全性得到改善。