Paying for the conservation of endangered ecosystems: A comparison of direct and indirect approaches

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-257

  Simpson, R David ^a   Sedjo, Roger A ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; DONOR POLICY; ECOTOURISM; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; NON-TIMBER PRODUCTS; SUSTAINABLE USE;

EID: 0030326469     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x00000607     Document Type: Article

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