As international concern over tropical deforestation has grown over the last ten years, researchers have sought to understand the causes of deforestation and possible solutions using quantitative economic models. This book reviews the results and methodology of over 150 of these models and synthe...
Dykstra, D.P.
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[Economics impacts of environmental influences on industrial use of tree crops]
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Economics impacts of environmental influences on industrial use of tree crops
With increasing rates of forest depletion worldwide, it is increasingly being asked whether markets can play a role in mitigating the deleterious environmental and social impacts of forestry activities. The Forest Stewardship Council and others have proposed systems of ecological certification, w...
The general role of veterinary epidemiology and economics to national animal-disease control throughout the world is considered for the four main groupings of animal diseases: zoonotic, food-borne, endemic and epidemic diseases. This is done by considering how veterinary epidemiology and economic...
Perry, Brian D.
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McDermott, John J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Can epidemiology and economics make a meaningful contribution to national animal-disease control?]
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Can epidemiology and economics make a meaningful contribution to national animal-disease control?
This paper outlines four key pillars of epidemiology and economics in national animal disease control; prioritizing in animal disease control; the comparative advantage of Ethiopia in the leather industry; and gives some impressive figures including estimated production of hides and skins, employ...
Perry, Brian D.
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[The impact and control of diseases and other damages constraining leather value chains]
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The impact and control of diseases and other damages constraining leather value chains
Payments for environmental services (PES) represent a new, more direct way to promote conservation. They explicitly recognize the need to address difficult trade-offs by bridging the interests of landowners and external actors through compensations. Theoretical assessments praise the advantages o...
Wunder, Sven
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[The efficiency of payments for environmental services in tropical conservation]
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The efficiency of payments for environmental services in tropical conservation
Rusastra, I.W.
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Susilawati, S.H.
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Budhi, G.S.
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Grist, P.
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[Biophysical and economic evaluation of hedgerow intercropping using SCUAF in Lampung, Indonesia]
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Biophysical and economic evaluation of hedgerow intercropping using SCUAF in Lampung, Indonesia
Nelson, R.
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Cramb, R.
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Menz, K.
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Mamicpic, M.
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[Bioeconomic modelling of alternative forms of hedgerow intercropping in the Philipines uplands using SCUAF]
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Bioeconomic modelling of alternative forms of hedgerow intercropping in the Philipines uplands using SCUAF
Tacconi, L.
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Moore, P.F.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Fires in tropical forests - what is really the problem?: lessons from Indonesia]
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Fires in tropical forests - what is really the problem?: lessons from Indonesia
Menz, K.M.
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Wibawa, G.
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[Economics aspects of imperata control in rubber smallholdings in Indonesia]
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Economics aspects of imperata control in rubber smallholdings in Indonesia