Do farmers or governments make better land conservation choices? Evidence from China's Sloping Land Conversion Program

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-60

  Kelly, Peter ^a   Huo, Xuexi ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Payments for environmental services; Reforestation; Sloping Land Conversion Program

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; REFORESTATION;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; LAND CONSERVATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; PAYMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SLOPING LAND;

COSTS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DEVELOPING WORLD; LAND USE PLANNING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REFORESTATION;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; GOVERNMENTS; LAND USE; OPTIMIZATION; REFORESTATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84872050043     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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