Value of external environmental impacts of reforestation in Thailand

Ecological Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-297

  Niskanen, Anssi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon; E rosion; Economic; Environmental impact; Plantation forestry; Thailand; Valuation; Water

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION CONTROL; REFORESTATION;

THAILAND;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 0031715223     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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