Ecosystem services and poverty alleviation: A review of the empirical links

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 137-147

  Suich, Helen ^a,b,c   Howe, Caroline ^a,d   Mace, Georgina ^a,d  

^a ESPA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Evidence; Impacts; Poverty alleviation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938073455     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.02.005     Document Type: Article

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