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Cramb, Rob A.; Ferraro, Deanna. |
The oil palm boom in Southeast Asia has increased demand for institutional arrangements facilitating large-scale plantation development on customary lands. A financial model of an oil palm plantation in Sarawak, Malaysia, is used to explore six project types, including managed smallholders, three different joint-venture arrangements, renting, and (for comparison) a private plantation on state land. Benefit-cost analysis is used as basis for project, private (shareholder), and stakeholder analyses. There is a trade-off between the efficiency and equity outcomes of the alternative arrangements. While joint venture projects provide higher aggregate net benefits, managed smallholder projects provide more benefits to landholders. When the actual performance of... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Malaysia; Oil palm; Plantation development; Customary tenure; Managed smallholders; Joint ventures; Benefit-cost analysis.; International Development. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59072 |
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Grafton, R. Quentin; Akter, Sonia; Kompas, Tom. |
Marine protected areas (MPA) potentially offer a wide range of use and non-use benefits. These include critical habitat protection, conservation of marine biodiversity, recovery of threatened and endangered marine species, and increased biomass of targeted marine species. To assess whether such benefits exceed the potential costs, we provide the first-ever comprehensive ex-ante, socio-economic guide to MPA evaluation. Our framework shows how to quantify four key values of MPAs: consumptive, non-consumptive, indirect, and non-use values. The framework also shows how to use decision tools to determine the desirability of establishing MPAs. Overall, the guide offers the promise of improved information and better decision making for marine protected areas. |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Marine protected areas; Use value; Non-use value; Benefit-cost analysis.; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94827 |
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