Economic consequences of wetland degradation for local populations in Africa

Ecological Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-190

  Schuyt, Kirsten D ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Economic value; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18844448724     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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