More strictly protected areas are not necessarily more protective: evidence from Bolivia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Thailand

More strictly protected areas are not necessarily more protective: evidence from Bolivia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Thailand

National parks and other protected areas are at the forefront of global efforts to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, not all protection is equal. Some areas are assigned strict legal protection that permits few extractive human uses. Other protected area designations permit a wid...

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Main Authors: Paul J Ferraro, Merlin M Hanauer, Daniela A Miteva, Gustavo Javier Canavire-Bacarreza, Subhrendu K Pattanayak, Katharine R E Sims
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
impact evaluation
treatment effects
counterfactual
reserves
sustainable use
integrated management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/025011

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/025011

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