Journal Article10.1016/J.ENVSCI.2011.04.007
Bridging the gap between forest conservation and poverty alleviation: the Ecuadorian Socio Bosque program
Free de Koning,Marcela Aguiñaga,Manuel Bravo,Marco Chiu,Max Lascano,Tannya Lozada,Luis Suarez +6 more
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TL;DR: The Socio Bosque program as mentioned in this paper is a national conservation agreement scheme of the government of Ecuador, which consists of the transfer of a direct monetary incentive per hectare of native forest and other native ecosystems to individual landowners and local and indigenous communities who protect these ecosystems, through voluntary conservation agreements that are monitored on a regular basis for compliance.
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About: This article is published in Environmental Science & Policy. The article was published on 01 Aug 2011.
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