Conservation and livelihood outcomes of payment for ecosystem services in the Ecuadorian Andes: What is the potential for 'win-win'?

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-165

  Bremer, Leah L ^a,b   Farley, Kathleen A ^a   Lopez Carr, David ^b   Romero, José ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Naturaleza y Cultura Internacional ^*  (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecuador; Payment for Ecosystem Services; P ramo; Poverty alleviation; SocioP ramo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902259971     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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