Integrating ecological complexity into economic incentives for sustainable use of amazonian rainforests

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 99-122

  Kahn, James R ^a   McCormick, Frank ^b   Nogueira de Paulo Queiroz, Vicente ^c  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ecological services; Forest productivity; Policy; Rainforest; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TROPICAL FOREST;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0035180062     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v12n01_06     Document Type: Article

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