A return-on-investment framework to identify conservation priorities in Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 173, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-52

  Tear, Timothy H ^a   Stratton, Bradford N ^b   Game, Edward T ^c   Brown, Matthew A ^c   Apse, Colin D ^c   Shirer, Rebecca R ^c  

^a Grumeti Fund   (Tanzania)

^b New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Olmstead Center   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cost; Governance; Ibrahim Index; Prioritization; ROI; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AFRICA;

EID: 84897942166     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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