Scherr, Sara

For services rendered. The current status and future potential of markets for the ecosystem services provided by tropical forests / Scherr Sara,Andy White, Arvind Khare - 1 - China: International Tropical Timber Organization 2004 - 72 P.

Contents, Illustrated Cover, Table, Graph

Reasons for interest in ecosystem service markets, lack of financial incentives to provide ecosystem services, the search for sustainable incomes in the tropical timber industry; status of min ecosystem services markets; benefits and risks to forest owners and producers, potential benefits; strategic issues for tropical countries, international competitiveness, legal and regulatory frameworks: key findings, current status of ecosystem service markets.

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1. CONSERVATION PROTECTION 2. TROPICAL FOREST 3. NATURAL RESOURCES 4. AGROFORESTRY

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