Forest conservation versus conversion under uncertain market and environmental forest benefits in Ethiopia: The case of Sheka forest

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-107

  Girma, Hiywot Menker ^a   Hassan, Rashid M ^a   Hertzler, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Dynamic programming; Forest preservation; Land use; Option values

Indexed keywords

CARBON STORAGE; COSTS AND BENEFITS; DISCOUNT RATES; DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; ETHIOPIA; FOREST CONSERVATION; FOREST DEGRADATION; FOREST PRESERVATION; INCENTIVE MECHANISM; LAND-USE DECISIONS; OPTION VALUE; STOCK LEVEL; UNCERTAIN MARKETS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; LAND USE;

OPTIMIZATION;

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84861706223     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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