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Towards Valuation of Forest Conservation Benefits in Developing Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Michael Richards
Michael Richards
Affiliation:
Rural Development Forestry Network, Overseas Development Institute, Regent's College, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, London NW1 4NS, England, UK.
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This paper presents a review of the basic concepts underlying the economic evaluation of forest conservation benefits, summarizes major documented case-studies in which attempts have been made to apply valuation methods to forest-conserving land-uses, and discusses the applicability of the methods used according to the different types of benefit.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , Winter 1994 , pp. 308 - 319
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1994

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