Institutional performance of Payments for Environmental Services: An analysis of the Costa Rican Program

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-123

  Legrand, Thomas ^a   Froger, Géraldine ^a   Le Coq, Jean François ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Environmental services; Forest conservation; Institutions; Performance

Indexed keywords

COSTA RICA; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; FOREST CONSERVATION; PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; PAYMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONSERVATION; COSTA RICA; DEFORESTATION; FORESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84888045055     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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