... flow problems will increase for forest owners (Birot and Gollier, 2001). JEL Codes: H23, H41, I39, Q23, Q57 Cost-effectiveness cost-benefit analysis forestry conservation uncertainty risk aversion nonuse values key biotopes The VCI is calculated by the normalization...

...Per-Olov Johansson; Bengt KristrɆm In 2012 the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency was providedwith 100,000 ha of productive forest land. The Agency swapped the land to obtain conservation-worthy forests, and these were turned into natural reserves. Conservation without reference to both...

... factors that contribute to conservation of banana diversity. The study analyses 450 banana growers in three districts representing different climatic zones. The Poisson model and Shannon Diversity Index are employed to determine the key household, market and journal characteristics that are important...

...P. Withey; V.A. Lantz; T. Ochuodho; M.N. Patriquin; J. Wilson; M. Kennedy Establishing conservation areas to protect biodiversity often results in economic trade-offs from reduced market opportunities for natural resource extraction. The purpose of this study was to quantify the economic impacts...

...Madhusmita Dash; Bhagirath Behera This study analyses the factors responsible for effective management and conservation of forest resources in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in India. Both primary and secondary data have been used for analyzing the determinants of forest conservation outcome in 35...

... while several restrictions were clamped up on the tribals and other forest users. Here it is argued that the initiatives of the state towards conservation were primarily intended to curtail the access enjoyed by tribals and other forest users to facilitate commercial exploitation. Plunder of forest...

... envision. In forest conservation, the question of (property) rights mainly concerns what rights the forest owner has to exploit forest resources? The general position in European countries is that land-owners hold property rights to most resources on the property. At the same time, society may well define...