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Price of prosperity: economic development and biological conservation in China.

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: He FangLiang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the past three decades China has experienced fundamental changes to its economy, which have transformed it from one of the poorest countries in the...

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Economic determinants of biodiversity change over a 400-year period in the Scottish uplands.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Hanley, N. & Davies, A. & Angelopoulos, K. & Hamilton, A. & Ross, A. & Tinch, D. & Watson, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Economic forces are recognized as an important driving factor behind current biodiversity losses. This study investigates whether such factors have be...

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The economic impact of climate change on cash crop farms in Québec and Ontario.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: An, N. & Thomassin, P. J.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper examines the economic impact of alternative climate change scenarios on representative cash crop farms in Quebec and Ontario. Mixed Integer...

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Mixed impacts of protected areas and a cash crop boom on human well-being in North-Eastern Madagascar.

Published online: 16 Mar 2024

Authors: Llopis, J. C. & Diebold, C. L. & Schneider, F. & Harimalala, P. C. & Andriamihaja, O. R. & Messerli, P. & Zaehringer, J. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Tropical forest frontier areas support the well-being of local populations in myriad ways. Not only do they provide the material basis for people's li...

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Feasible carbon-trade model for low-carbon density ecosystem.

Published online: 30 Jun 2022

Authors: Zhang XueYan & Ma Xin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

China has set a carbon neutrality target for 2060; carbon sinks are vital tools to meet this target. China is leading the effort in greening the world...

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The economic impacts of climate change on agriculture: accounting for time-invariant unobservables in the hedonic approach.

Published online: 01 Feb 2017

Authors: Ortiz-Bobea, A.

Content type: Bulletin

I propose a strategy of measuring the long-run economic impact of climate change on farmland values that tackles the elusive problem of time-invariant...

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Applying climate change information in resource management.

Published online: 06 Jun 2020

Authors: Price, K. & Daust, D.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate change information, with estimates of natural disturbance and projected ecosystem shifts, can support research and inform decision-making for ...

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Deriving Australian citizens' willingness to pay for carbon farming benefits: a choice experiment study.

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Landstra, Y. & Kragt, M. E.

Content type: Bulletin

The Australian Government is facing the considerable challenges to cut back greenhouse gas emissions to five percent under 2000 levels by the year 202...

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Can supply chain initiatives reduce deforestation? A comparative analysis of cases from Brazil and Indonesia.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Meijer, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Deforestation and forest degradation account for 12-15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The largest driver of deforestation is the conversion of l...

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Water-related ecosystem services of forests: learning from regional cases.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Nyssen, J. & Toit, B. du & Vidale, E.

Content type: Bulletin article

Forests are widely recognised as recommended land cover for protection of water resources. It is commonly understood that forests control erosion, imp...

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