How effective are biodiversity conservation payments in Mexico?

We assess the additional forest cover protected by 13 rural communities located in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico, as a result of the economic incentives received through the country's national program of payments for biodiversity conservation. We use spatially explicit data at the intra...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Costedoat, Esteve Corbera, Driss Ezzine-de-Blas, Jordi Honey-Rosés, Kathy Baylis, Miguel Angel Castillo-Santiago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4373862?pdf=render

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