Impact Evaluation of Forest Conservation Programs: Benefit-Cost Analysis, Without the Economics

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 395-408

  Vincent, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation economics; Deforestation; Degradation; Impact evaluation; Primary forest; Protected area

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

AVERAGE TREATMENT EFFECTS; BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; FOREST CONSERVATION; IMPACT EVALUATION; PRIMARY FOREST; PROTECTED AREAS; RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

EID: 84957841107     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: 15731502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-015-9896-y     Document Type: Article

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