Voluntary conservation of endangered species: When does no regulatory assurance mean no conservation?

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 435-457

  Langpap, Christian ^a,b   Wu, Junjie ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Ireversibility; Uncertainty; Voluntary conservation agreements

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS; ENDANGERED SPECIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2342635905     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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