The NSW Environmental Services Scheme: Results for the biodiversity benefits index, lessons learned, and the way forward

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-205

  Oliver, Ian ^a   Ede, Alan ^a   Hawes, Wendy ^b   Grieve, Alastair ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biodiversity benefits index; Biodiversity conservation; Environmental services; Incentives; Land use change

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INCENTIVE; LAND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 33745502921     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2005.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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