The integration of economics and the environment through incentives : an overview of the Costa Rican success story

dc.contributor.authorBlignaut, James Nelson
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, H.J.
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-04T07:08:13Z
dc.date.available2008-09-04T07:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2002-06
dc.description.abstractConservation is often perceived as the responsibility of the landowners. If landowners fail to benefit from conservation, they inevitably view it as profiteroding and it becomes less attractive than alternative land-use practices. Costa Rica has successfully internalised the benefits provided by forestry environmental services. Valuable lessons could be learnt from the Costa Rican experience in using economic incentives for environmental management.en
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dc.identifier.citationBlignaut, JN & Anderson, HJ 2002, 'The integration of economics and the environment through incentives: an overview of the Costa Rican success story', South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 297-307. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_ecoman.html]en
dc.identifier.issn1015-8812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/6904
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFaculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoriaen
dc.rightsFaculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoriaen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectEconomicsen
dc.subjectCosta Ricaen
dc.subjectDeforestationen
dc.subjectEnvironmental managementen
dc.subjectForestry environmental servicesen
dc.subjectFundingen
dc.subjectPayment schemesen
dc.subjectPrimary forestsen
dc.subjectSouth Africaen
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental management -- Costa Ricaen
dc.subject.lcshIncentives in conservation of natural resources -- Costa Ricaen
dc.titleThe integration of economics and the environment through incentives : an overview of the Costa Rican success storyen
dc.typeArticleen

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