Owing to their high vulnerability and low adaptive capacity, Caribbean islands have legitimate concerns about their future, based on observational records, experience with current patterns and consequences of climate variability, and climate model projections. Although emitting less than 1% of gl...
Krishna, V.
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Drucker, A.G.
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Pascual, U.
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Raghu, P. T.
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Israel Oliver King, E.D.
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[Estimating compensation payments for on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity in developing countries]
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Estimating compensation payments for on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity in developing countries
Hernández Sancho, F.
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Lamizana-Diallo, B.
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Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
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[Economic valuation of wastewater: the cost of action and the cost of no action]
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Economic valuation of wastewater: the cost of action and the cost of no action
Using a classification of existing approaches in environment economics and ecological economics, this article presents a method of valuing ecosystem services based on perception surveys. It assesses, on one hand, the level of familiarity with services among a diverse array of stakeholders, citize...
Rey-Valette, H.
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Mathé, S.
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Salles, J.M.
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[An assessment method of ecosystem services based on stakeholders perceptions: The Rapid Ecosystem Services Participatory Appraisal (RESPA)]
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An assessment method of ecosystem services based on stakeholders perceptions: The Rapid Ecosystem Services Participatory Appraisal (RESPA)
Smallholder farmers in West Africa use multiple ecosystem services (ES) in their day-to-day lives. The contribution that these services make to human well-being (HWB), and therefore to development outcomes, is not well understood. We analyse smallholder farmer perceptions of ES, ecosystem disserv...
Jones, S.K.
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Boundaogo, M.
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DeClerck, F.A.
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Estrada Carmona, Natalia
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Mirumachi, N.
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Mulligan, M.
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[Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes]
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Insights into the importance of ecosystem services to human well-being in reservoir landscapes
Opuntia scrublands are important ecological-economic systems in the Andean area. They perform a major role protecting slopes against erosion, improving the soil properties and providing a variety of products employed in the human diet, and in animal feeding, as well as cochineal insects, a highly...
Rodríguez, L.C.
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Pascual, U.
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Niemeyer, H.M.
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[Local identification and valuation of ecosystem goods and services from opuntia scrublands of Ayacucho, Peru]
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Local identification and valuation of ecosystem goods and services from opuntia scrublands of Ayacucho, Peru
A household survey was conducted in six villages of Busia District, Kenya, to assess people's willingness to contribute labor and money to control the tsetse flies that transmit trypanosomiasis. A Heckman's two-step model was estimated to identify factors affecting the probability that a responde...
Echessah, P.N.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Kamara, D.W.
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Curry, J.J.
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[Willingness to contribute labor and money to tsetse control: application of contingent valuation in Busia District, Kenya]
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Willingness to contribute labor and money to tsetse control: application of contingent valuation in Busia District, Kenya
Estimates of forest values may enable us to inform policy makers, donor agencies, and local decision makers who are attempting to plan and implement interventions that improve livelihoods. However, it needs to link these values with patterns of behaviour; and link the patterns of behaviour with c...
Luckert, M.K.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Expanding our conceptual and methodological understanding of the role of trees and forests in rural livelihoods]
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Expanding our conceptual and methodological understanding of the role of trees and forests in rural livelihoods
To understand the role of forest products in households people need to understand the nature of rural livelihoods and the characteristics of forest products. Rural households typically have a wide livelihood portfolio, encompassing a range of activities. They also generally face low availability ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Luckert, M.K.
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[Towards understanding the role of forests in rural livelihoods]
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Towards understanding the role of forests in rural livelihoods
