The value of endangered forest elephants to local communities in a transboundary conservation landscape

Ecological Economics

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 70-86

  Ngouhouo Poufoun, Jonas ^a,b,c   Abildtrup, Jens ^a   Sonwa, Dénis Jean ^c   Delacote, Philippe ^a,d  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c Central Africa Regional Office   (Cameroon)

^d Climate Economics Chair (CEC)   (France)

Author keywords

29; C24; Contingent valuation; Double hurdle model; Forest elephant extinction; Indigenous people; Interval regression model; Q 57; WTP

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ELEPHANT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURE RESERVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CONGO BASIN;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 84962838891     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.04.004     Document Type: Article

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