Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: What scope for payments for environmental services?

Climate and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-158

  Wertz Kanounnikoff, Sheila ^a   Locatelli, Bruno ^b,d   Wunder, Sven ^c   Brockhaus, Maria ^d  

^a Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Mozambique)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c CIFOR   (Brazil)

^d CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Ecosystem based adaptation; Payments for environmental services

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84857745793     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2011.582277     Document Type: Article

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