Evaluating interactions of forest conservation policies on avoided deforestation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Robalino, Juan ^a,b   Sandoval, Catalina ^a   Barton, David N ^c   Chacon, Adriana ^a   Pfaff, Alexander ^d  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^c Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research   (Norway)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTA RICA; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 84929380260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124910     Document Type: Article

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