Landowners and conservation markets: Social benefits from two Australian government programs

Land Use Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-16

  Zammit, Charlie ^a  

^a Biodiversity Conservation Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Capacity building; Conservation markets; Environmental stewardship; Farmers; Private land; Social benefits

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPACITY BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LANDOWNER; NATURE CONSERVATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84871937863     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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