On the efficiency of environmental service payments: A forest conservation assessment in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Ecological Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Sierra, Rodrigo ^a   Russman, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Costa Rica; Ecological services; Environmental payments; Forest conservation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST RESOURCE; LAND COVER; LAND USE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; OSA PENINSULA; PUNTARENAS;

OSA;

EID: 33745911600     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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