Governance of ecosystem services : lessons learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

Greiber, Thomas; Schiele, Simone

IUCN, Environmental Law Centre; Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development

This study looks at governance of ecosystem services. It describes the existing legal and institutional frameworks, including the specific legal and policy instruments used to directly or indirectly govern the provision of ecosystem services, as they are found in four countries: Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

Series: IUCN environmental policy and law paper no. 079

Gland : IUCN, 2011 x, 140p.: ill., maps

ISBN 978-2-8317-1427-1

Note: Includes bibliographic references.

Governance of ecosystem services

Keywords: Ecosystem services; Environmental law; Governance; Case studies Cameroon; China; Costa Rica; Ecuador Law

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