The effects of protected area systems on ecosystem restoration: A quasi-experimental design to estimate the impact of Costa Rica's protected area system on forest regrowth

Conservation Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 317-323

  Andam, Kwaw S ^a   Ferraro, Paul J ^b   Hanauer, Merlin M ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal effects; Impact evaluation; IUCN categories; Matching; Parks; Regrowth; Reserves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880853184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12004     Document Type: Article

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