Index insurance for pro-poor conservation of hornbills in Thailand
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Chantarat, Sommarat; Barrett, Christopher B.; Janvilisri, Tavan; Mudsri, Sittichai; Nitratisayakul, Chularat; Poonswad, Pilai
Description
This study explores the potential of index insurance as a mechanism to finance community-based biodiversity conservation in areas where a strong correlation exists between natural disaster risk, keystone species populations, and the well-being of the local population. We illustrate this potential using the case of hornbill conservation in the Budo-Sungai Padi rainforests of southern Thailand, using 16-y hornbill reproduction data and 5-y household expenditures data reflecting local economic...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2011 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55250 |
Source: | PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1012291108 |
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