Compensating for livestock killed by lions: Payment for environmental services as a policy arrangement

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 363-372

  Anyango Van Zwieten, Nowella ^a   Van Der Duim, René ^a   Visseren Hamakers, Ingrid J ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amboseli; compensation; human wildlife conflict; Kenya; lion conservation; payments for environmental services; policy arrangement approach

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL);

AMBOSELI; KENYA; PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; PAYMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; SIDE EFFECT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; FELID; LIVESTOCK; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK; KAJIADO; KENYA;

EID: 84949316475     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892915000090     Document Type: Article

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