Alternative use systems for the remaining Ethiopian cloud forest and the role of Arabica coffee - A cost-benefit analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-113

  Reichhuber, Anke ^a   Requate, Till ^b  

^a University of Kiel ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coffee; Cost benefit analysis; Ethiopia

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLOUD FOREST; COFFEE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; WATERSHED;

ETHIOPIA;

COFFEA ARABICA;

EID: 84857116613     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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