Impact of payments for environmental services and protected areas on local livelihoods and forest conservation in northern Cambodia

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 78-87

  Clements, Tom ^a,b   Milner Gulland, E J ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Effectiveness; Impact evaluation; Poverty; Well being

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST RESOURCE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PROTECTED AREA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL IMPACT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CAMBODIA;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CAMBODIA; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CAMBODIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FORESTRY; FORESTS;

EID: 84921438089     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12423     Document Type: Article

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