Selling forest environmental services: Market-based mechanisms for conservation and development

dc.contributor.authorPagiola, Stefanoen
dc.contributor.authorBishop, J.en
dc.contributor.authorLandell-Mills, N.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialDeveloping countriesen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:11:07Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:11:07Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractForest destruction throughout the world poses significant risks. Not only are forests a source of valuable timber and non-timber products, but they also provide important environmental services that help sustain life on Earth. However, only rarely do beneficiaries pay for the services they receive, resulting in low incentives to conserve forests, and limiting opportunities for rural development. Market-based approaches are thought to offer considerable promise as a means to promote forest conservation, and as a new source of income for rural communities. However, it has proven difficult to translate the theory into practice. Based on extensive research and case studies of markets for biodiversity conservation, watershed protection and carbon sequestration, this book demonstrates how payment systems can be established in practice, their effectiveness and their implications for the poor.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier1915en
dc.identifier.citationEarthscan, IIED, the World Bank and WWFen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66491en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLondon, UK: Earthscan Publications Ltd.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2002 Earthscan Publications Ltden
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPayments for environmental servicesen
dc.subjectAfforestationen
dc.subjectForest ecosystemsen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectForestryen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleSelling forest environmental services: Market-based mechanisms for conservation and developmenten
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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