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The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic effects of hunting and fishing activities during the 2001 … conducted to solicit information on 21 hunting and fishing activities during the 2001-2002 season. Total spending by hunters and … estimated at $65.9 million. Hunting expenditures were estimated at $166.4 million, and fishing expenditures were estimated at …
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Macro-economic forces, technological innovations in equipment, abundant wildlife populations, changing participation levels, and land access are all contributing to a changing environment for wildlife managers and outdoor recreationists. Since the late 1970s, numerous studies have periodically...
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The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic effects of hunting and fishing activities during the 2001 … conducted to solicit information on 21 hunting and fishing activities during the 2001-2002 season. Total spending by hunters and … estimated at $65.9 million. Hunting expenditures were estimated at $166.4 million, and fishing expenditures were estimated at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005494040
This study uses a stochastic production frontier to model energy efficiency trends, in 85 countries over a 37 year … and a theoretical model of energy-efficient technology choice. An improvement in a country’s energy efficiency is measured … across countries. The study shows that energy efficiency rises with increasing general total factor productivity. Energy …
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Adopting a profit-based approach to the estimation of the technical efficiency of South Korean banks over the 2007Q3 to … 2011Q2 period, we systematically analyse, within a non-parametric DEA analysis, how the choice of risk management control … technical efficiency scores on the chosen risk control variables embracing loan loss provisions and equity as good inputs and …
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Humanity is facing its greatest challenge. To produce 70% more food by 2050 without destroying the environment means doing much more with less. Partly due to the abundant food and record-low food prices achieved by the Green Revolution, overseas development assistance for agriculture dropped...
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This paper stresses the importance of community-based forestry for the conservation of natural resources and alleviation of poverty in upland Yunnan. In contrast with state-managed forests, which account for the bulk of forested land in many countries, including China, community-based forestry...
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spelt out, and the appropriate performance-based financial incentives (and related capacity) for forest conservation be …
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A sustainable strategy to nourish the planet and its people must also promote biodiversity conservation. This strategy will have to include reduction in land degradation and unsustainable overuse of fertilisers, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, and irrigation water. A case can be made for...
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Biodiversity is the basis for agriculture and for a sustainable future. More than 1.9 million living species have been described; millions more have gone extinct, including major branches of the tree of life. The distribution of this biological diversity is variable in space and time, although it...
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