Impact of a regional payment for ecosystem service program on the livelihoods of different rural households

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 164, Issue , 2017, Pages 1058-1067

  Wang, Chengchao ^a   Pang, Wen ^a   Hong, Jing ^a  

^a FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conservation and development; Livelihood asset; Payment for ecosystem services; Poverty alleviation; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LIVELIHOOD ASSET; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 85027502179     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.002     Document Type: Article

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