Market-based instruments and competitive stewardship funding for biodiversity conservation: The achievable reality

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-20

  Tennent, R ^a   Lockie, S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Evaluation; Price based; Queensland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84876153989     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2012.751641     Document Type: Article

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