Social and environmental impacts of payments for environmental services for agroforestry on small-scale farms in southern Costa Rica

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-216

  Cole, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

agroforestry adoption; ecological services; environmental payments; payment for environmental services; small scale farms; socioeconomic impacts

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; INVESTMENT; MARKETING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REFORESTATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 77954729839     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504501003729085     Document Type: Article

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