International trade causes large net economic losses in tropical countries via the destruction of ecosystem services

Ambio

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 387-397

  Chang, Junning ^a   Symes, William S ^a   Lim, Felix ^a   Carrasco, L Roman ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Ecological footprint analysis; International trade; Tropical deforestation; Under priced exports

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPORT; LAND USE; NATURE CONSERVATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION COVER;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON CYCLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON CYCLE; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84960101281     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0768-7     Document Type: Article

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