Payments for ecosystem services in an African protected area: Exploring issues of legitimacy, fairness, equity and effectiveness

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Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-33

  Gross Camp, Nicole D ^a   Martin, Adrian ^a   McGuire, Shawn ^a   Kebede, Bereket ^a   Munyarukaza, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; conservation payments; economic valuation; ecosystem services; ICDPs; Nyungwe National Park; pro poor conservation; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EQUITY; INCENTIVE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NATIONAL PARK; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF; VALUATION;

NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK; RWANDA; SOUTH PROVINCE;

EID: 84857736236     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605311001372     Document Type: Article

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