Water Funds: A New Ecosystem Service and Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 352-366

  Goldman Benner, Rebecca L ^a   Benitez, Silvia ^a   Calvache, Alejandro ^a   Ramos, Aurelio ^a   Veiga, Fernando ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity; Clean water; Direct payments; Ecosystem services; Fresh water; Hydrologic services; Payment for watershed services; Payments for ecosystem services; PES; Protected areas; PWS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939251774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00330-0     Document Type: Chapter

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