Assessment of ecosystem services and benefits in village landscapes – A case study from Burkina Faso

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 141-152

  Sinare, Hanna ^a   Gordon, Line J ^a   Enfors Kautsky, Elin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Livelihoods; Participatory approach; Poverty alleviation; Sahel; Smallholder farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983087254     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.08.004     Document Type: Article

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