Ecology: Direct payments to conserve biodiversity

Science

Volumn 298, Issue 5599, 2002, Pages 1718-1719

  Ferraro, Paul J ^a   Kiss, Agnes ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FINANCE;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL WELFARE; TOURISM; WILDLIFE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INCOME; INVESTMENTS;

EID: 0037195619     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1078104     Document Type: Short Survey

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