The economic value of wetland ecosystem services: Evidence from the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-93

  Sharma, Bikash ^a   Rasul, Golam ^a   Chettri, Nakul ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Economic value; Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve; Opportunity cost; Poverty reduction; Wetland ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925685981     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.02.007     Document Type: Article

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