Compensation for wildlife damages: Habitat conversion, species preservation and local welfare

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-322

  Bulte, Erwin ^a,b   Rondeau, Daniel ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bushmeat trade; Compensation; Crop damage; Defensive hunting effort; Endangered species preservation; Human wildlife conflict; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; CONSERVATION; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMS; MEATS;

BUSHMEAT TRADE; CROP DAMAGE; DEFENSIVE HUNTING EFFORT; ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION; HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT; LOCAL WELFARE; SPECIES PRESERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

COMPENSATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HABITAT; HUNTING; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRESERVATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 35548977617     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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