Biodiversity and socioeconomic impacts of selected agro-commodity production systems

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-160

  Kessler, Joost Jan ^a   Rood, Trudy ^b   Tekelenburg, Tonnie ^b   Bakkenes, Michel ^b  

^a AIDEnvironment   (Netherlands)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agro commodities; Biodiversity; Integrated assessment; Palm oil; Poverty reduction; Soy; Sustainability impacts; Trade

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROINDUSTRY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMODITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARGENTINA; ASIA; BRAZIL; CENTRAL AMERICA; EURASIA; HONDURAS; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 34547108565     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496507302516     Document Type: Article

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