Evaluating the environmental impact of payments for ecosystem services in Coatepec (Mexico) using remote sensing and on-site interviews

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 426-434

  Scullion, Jason ^a   Thomas, Craig W ^a   Vogt, Kristina A ^a   Pérez Maqueo, Octavio ^b   Logsdon, Miles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Instituto de Ecologa a   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation additionality; Forest conservation; Mexico; Mixed methods research; Payments for ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS; FOREST CONSERVATION; FOREST COVER; LANDSAT SATELLITE; LOCAL RESIDENTS; ME-XICO; MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH; NET LOSS; PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; ROBUST MONITORING; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; RATING; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FOREST COVER; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNERSHIP; LANDSAT; REMOTE SENSING;

CITIES; CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; E I S; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; MEXICO; PAYMENT; RATING; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

COATEPEC; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ;

EID: 80755189481     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689291100052X     Document Type: Article

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