Can the poor participate in payments for environmental services? Lessons from the Silvopastoral Project in Nicaragua

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-325

  Pagiola, Stefano ^a   Rios, Ana R ^b   Arcenas, Agustin ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

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EID: 43049175443     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X08004270     Document Type: Article

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