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Combining discrete and continuous representations of preference heterogeneity: a latent class approach

Bestard, Angel Bujosa; Font, Antoni Riera; Hicks, Robert L. - Centre de Recerca Econòmica (UIB ·"Sa Nostra") - 2009

This paper investigates heterogeneity in preferences for forest recreators in Mallorca, Spain. We develop a latent class approach combining discrete and continuous representations of tastes and compare it with the conventional latent class and random parameter logit approaches. We investigate...

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Financial peformance of government trading enterprises, 1997-98 to 2001-02

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

The financial performance of government trading enterprises is assessed in this report. The financial indicators and ratios used in the report cover operating performance, financial management and transactions with government. The paper covers 84 Commonwealth, State and Territory government...

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Toward Globalization of the Forest Products Industry: Some Trends

Bael, David; Sedjo, Roger A. - 2006

—raw, industrial wood—today, intensively managed planted forests are replacing natural forests as the basic source of the wood resource … wood. These changes eliminate the traditional ties between forest processing and locations with abundant natural forests … the variety of areas where productive forests can be grown, as well as overall forest productivity. We find that there is …

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Forest Carbon Sequestration: Some Issues for Forest Investments

Sedjo, Roger - 2001

is described, and the potential impact of forests on the buildup of atmospheric carbon is examined. A major focus is the … means by which forests and forest management can contribute to the sequestration of carbon. The potential role of forests … include forest protection; the management of forests for carbon for joint products, i.e., the management of forests to …

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Can Carbon Sinks be Operational? An RFF Workshop Summary

Toman, Michael; Kerr, Suzi; Sedjo, Roger; Birdsey, Richard - 2001

An RFF Workshop brought together experts from around the world to assess the feasibility of using biological sinks to sequester carbon as part of a global atmospheric mitigation effort. The chapters of this proceeding are a result of that effort. Although the intent of the workshop was not to...

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Improving forest health and productivity in Eastern Oregon and Washington

Quigley, T.M.; Hayes, J.L.; Starr, L.; Daterman, G.E. - 2001

Forest health and productivity decline in eastern Oregon and Washington, USA has resulted in risks to products, economies, and amenities that are deemed unacceptable to many residents and non-residents. Information and management tools exist that will assist managers in improving conditions, but...

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Environmental and Social Impacts from Palm based Biofuel Development in Indonesia

Andriani, Rubeta; Andrianto, Agus; Komarudin, Heru; … - 2011

"This paper reviews oil palm biofuel development and analyzes social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantations in Indonesia. Three plantation study sites were selected in West Papua (Manokwari), West Kalimantan (Kubu Raya) and Papua (Boven Digoel) and used as case studies to illustrate...

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Access and Benefits in Payments for Environmental Services, Forest Conservation and Climate Change: Lessons from A Global Review

Mahanty, Sanghamitra; Suich, Helen; Tacconi, Luca - 2011

"This paper presents findings from a recent global study that assessed the impacts of Payments for Environmental Service (PES) schemes on livelihoods, and implications for the design of incentive mechanisms for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). It focuses...

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Limited Substitutability, Relative Price Changes and the Uplifting of Public Natural Capital Values

Drupp, Moritz A.; Turk, Zachary M.; Groom, Ben; … - 2024

While the global economy continues to grow, ecosystem services tend to stagnate or decline. Economic theory has shown how such shifts in relative scarcities can be reﬂected in project appraisal and environmental-economic accounting, but empirical evidence has been sparse to put theory into...

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Carbon Sequestration with Reforestations and Biodiversity-Scenic Values

Caparrós, A.; Cerdá, E.; Ovando, P.; Campos, P. - 2007

This paper presents an optimal control model to analyze reforestations with two different species, including commercial values, carbon sequestration and biodiversity or scenic values. We solve the model qualitatively with general functions and discuss the implications of partial or total...

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