The pitfalls and potential of debt-for-nature swaps: A US-Indonesian case study

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-102

  Cassimon, Danny ^a   Prowse, Martin ^a   Essers, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conservation International; Debt swaps; Forest conservation; Indonesia; United States

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEBT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MITIGATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

INDONESIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751701414     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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