Effectiveness and synergies of policy instruments for land use governance in tropical regions

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 129-140

  Lambin, Eric F ^a,b   Meyfroidt, Patrick ^a,c   Rueda, Ximena ^b,d   Blackman, Allen ^e   Börner, Jan ^f   Cerutti, Paolo Omar ^g   Dietsch, Thomas ^h   Jungmann, Laura ⁱ   Lamarque, Pénélope ^a   Lister, Jane ^j   Walker, Nathalie F ^k,l   Wunder, Sven ^m  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Associate   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^e RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^g Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Kenya)

^h U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

ⁱ WWF Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^k National Wildlife Federation   (United States)

^l John Krebs Field Station   (United Kingdom)

^m Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Certification; Commodity roundtables; Deforestation; Geographical indication; Payment for environmental services; Protected area

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY; SYNERGISM; TROPICAL REGION; COMMODITY; DEFORESTATION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY STRATEGY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROTECTED AREA; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGULATORY APPROACH; VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84908614963     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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