Payment for Ecosystem Services: The roles of positive incentives and information sharing in stimulating adoption of silvopastoral conservation practices

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 156, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-36

  Garbach, Kelly ^a   Lubell, Mark ^a   DeClerck, Fabrice A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Conservation; Costa rica; Latin america; Payment for ecosystem services; Silvopastoral; Tropical rangelands

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PASTORALISM; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RANGELAND; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPICAL REGION;

COSTA RICA;

BOS;

EID: 84861335930     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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