Market mechanism or subsidy in disguise? Governing payment for environmental services in Costa Rica

Geoforum

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 402-411

  Fletcher, Robert ^a   Breitling, Jan ^a  

^a Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development at University for Peace   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Conservation; Costa Rica; Governance; Neoliberalism; Payment for environmental services

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATURE CONSERVATION; NEOLIBERALISM;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 84858160610     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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