A conservation industry for sustaining natural capital and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 680-689

  Yang, Wanhong ^a   Bryan, Brett A ^b   MacDonald, Darla Hatton ^b   Ward, John R ^b   Wells, Geoff ^c   Crossman, Neville D ^b   Connor, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Business; Conservation industry; Government; Institutions; Investment; Market; NGO; Policy; Society

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 74549159156     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.11.028     Document Type: Short Survey

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