Payments for Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Mangrove Forest Management in Bangladesh

Transnational Environmental Law

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 309-333

  Razzaque, Jona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Mangrove forest; Payments for ecosystem services; Sundarbans; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011650435     PISSN: 20471025     EISSN: 20471033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2047102516000376     Document Type: Article

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