Compensation for ecosystem services: An evaluation of efforts to achieve conservation and development in Ecuadorian paramo grasslands

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-405

  Farley, Kathleen A ^a,b   Anderson, William G ^a   Bremer, Leah L ^a,c   Harden, Carol P ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Biodiversity; Carbon; Conservation; Ecuador; Paramo grasslands; Payment for ecosystem services; Water

Indexed keywords

ANDES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT; DOCUMENT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ECUADOR; LIMITED INFORMATION; LOCAL DEVELOPMENT; PARAMO GRASSLANDS; PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; POLICY MAKERS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROTECTED AREAS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GRASSLAND; INCENTIVE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; PARAMO; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROTECTED AREA; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ECUADOR;

EID: 80755159192     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689291100049X     Document Type: Article

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