The equity and legitimacy of markets for ecosystem services

Development and Change

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 587-613

  Corbera, Esteve ^a   Brown, Katrina ^b   Adger, Neil W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EQUITY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547401457     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2007.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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