Opportunity costs: Who really pays for conservation?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 439-448

  Adams, Vanessa M ^a   Pressey, Robert L ^b   Naidoo, Robin ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b World Wildlife Fund United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural conversion; Conservation planning; Developing country; Opportunity costs; Reserve selection; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND USE; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; RANCHING; SOYBEAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 73649136062     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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