Environmental service payments: Evaluating biodiversity conservation trade-offs and cost-efficiency in the Osa Conservation Area, Costa Rica

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 901-911

  Barton, D N ^a   Faith, D P ^b   Rusch, G M ^c   Acevedo, H ^d   Paniagua, L ^d   Castro, M ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE BIODIVERSIDAD   (Costa Rica)

^e THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Cost efficiency; Costa Rica; Decision support; Payment for environmental services

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CONSERVATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; FARMS; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; LAND USE;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION AREAS; COST-EFFICIENCY; COSTA RICA; DECISION SUPPORTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; GIS DATA; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; TRADE OFF;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALGORITHM; BIODIVERSITY; COST; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GIS; TRADE-OFF;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COSTA RICA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; POLICY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

OSA;

EID: 56249092461     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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