Cash for carbon: A randomized trial of payments for ecosystem services to reduce deforestation

Science

Volumn 357, Issue 6348, 2017, Pages 267-273

  Jayachandran, Seema ^a   De Laat, Joost ^b   Lambin, Eric F ^c,d   Stanton, Charlotte Y ^e   Audy, Robin ^f   Thomas, Nancy E ^g  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Porticus   (Netherlands)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Berkeley ^*  (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST COVER; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LAND COVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFORESTATION; RURAL POPULATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TREE; UGANDA; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

UGANDA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TREES; UGANDA;

EID: 85025612589     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aan0568     Document Type: Article

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