协议保护是利用社会力量保护公共产品的一种创新机制和政策工具。通过保护主管部门与保护者之间的协议，约定双方的责权利和评估方法，保护者在履行保护责任的基础上能够获得相应的补偿或发展机会。通过在青海、四川等区域的实践，证明协议保护是能够促进社会参与、提高保护成效的有效方法，也是对生态补偿机制中补偿方式的探索。
Protection Protocol is an innovative mechanism and policy tool to protect public property with public participation. Based on the agreement between relevant administrative agency and the protector on obligations，rights and assessment methods，the protector receives corresponding compensation or development opportunities upon his fulfilling of protection duties. This model，practiced in western China （Qinghai，Sichuan etc.） with its effectiveness demonstrated in promoting community participation and ecological protection，is an exploratory approach to the compensation solution of the Payment for Ecological Services （PES） mechanism.
