Taking stock: A comparative analysis of payments for environmental services programs in developed and developing countries

Ecological Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 834-852

  Wunder, Sven ^a   Engel, Stefanie ^b   Pagiola, Stefano ^c  

^a EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecosystem services; Incentive mechanisms; Payments for environmental services

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INCENTIVE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 43049168772     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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