Rewards for providing environmental services - Where indigenous Australians' and western perspectives collide

Ecological Economics

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 145-154

  Zander, Kerstin K ^a   Dunnett, Desleigh R ^b   Brown, Christine ^a   Campion, Otto ^a   Garnett, Stephen T ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Colmar Brunton ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural responsibilities; Feral animals; Fire management; Indigenous land management; Maningrida; North Australia, performance payments; PES

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84872967596     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.12.029     Document Type: Short Survey

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