ABSTRACT
The papers in this volume examine various aspects of the emerging markets for ecosystem services (watershed services, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity protection) in the Panama Canal Watershed. This introductory chapter provides context by: outlining the questions addressed; describing the structure and underlying framework of this volume and the nature of the course that produced it; and briefly 2discussing how the limitations of science affect attempts to market ecosystem services. doi:10.1300/J091v25n01_01 [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <https://docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: <https://www.HaworthPress.com> © 2007 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
