Payment for ecosystem services in China: An overview

Living Reviews in Landscape Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1-24

  Zhen, Lin ^a   Zhang, Huiyuan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING   (China)

Author keywords

Compensation; Ecosystem services; PES in China; PES programs

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STATE ROLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 80054800388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18637329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12942/lrlr-2011-2     Document Type: Article

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