Valuing ecosystem services for conservation and development purposes: A case study from Kenya

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-33

  Silvestri, Silvia ^a   Zaibet, Lokman ^a   Said, Mohammed Yahya ^a   Kifugo, Shem Chege ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Development; Ecosystem services; Management; Valuation; Water basin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); KENYA; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; LIVESTOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

EID: 84876731373     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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