Evolution in Finland's Forest Biodiversity Conservation Payments and the Institutional Constraints on Establishing New Policy

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1137-1154

  Primmer, Eeva ^a   Paloniemi, Riikka ^a   Similä, Jukka ^a   Barton, David N ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; governance; institutional analysis; policy evolution

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

FINLAND;

EID: 84885045185     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2013.820814     Document Type: Article

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