Compensating for the costs of reducing deforestation in Papua New Guinea

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 64-88

  Hunt, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 79951540975     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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