Forestry taxation for sustainability: theoretical ideals and empirical realities

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Forestry taxation for sustainability : theoretical ideals and empirical realities. / Hansen, Christian Pilegaard; Lund, Jens Friis.

In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Vol. 32, 2018, p. 23-28.

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Hansen, CP & Lund, JF 2018, 'Forestry taxation for sustainability: theoretical ideals and empirical realities', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 32, pp. 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.03.002

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Hansen, C. P., & Lund, J. F. (2018). Forestry taxation for sustainability: theoretical ideals and empirical realities. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 32, 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.03.002

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Hansen CP, Lund JF. Forestry taxation for sustainability: theoretical ideals and empirical realities. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2018;32:23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.03.002

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Hansen, Christian Pilegaard ; Lund, Jens Friis. / Forestry taxation for sustainability : theoretical ideals and empirical realities. In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2018 ; Vol. 32. pp. 23-28.

Bibtex

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