An initial estimate of the value of ecosystem services in Bhutan

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kubiszewski, Ida ^a   Costanza, Robert ^a   Dorji, Lham ^b   Thoennes, Philip ^c   Tshering, Kuenga ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Statistics Bureau   (Bhutan)

^c Northwest Power and Conservation Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Ecosystem services; Gross National Happiness (GNH); Royal Government of Bhutan; Valuation; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875355743     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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