The current, unprecedented loss of global biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic interference in the world's ecosystems is affecting human well-being across the globe with increasing severity. This book examines two issues that are at the center of the public discussion on biodiversity. It...

Barrett provides a thought provoking introduction to the issues surrounding the provision of global public goods. Using a variety of examples to illustrate past successes and failures, he shows how international cooperation, institutional design and the clever use of incentives can work together...

Archive, Bibliotheken, Verlage und wissenschaftliche Institute haben Schriftgut auf Papier in ihrer Obhut, zu dessen dauerhafter Verwahrung sie aus kulturellen Gründen gehalten und z. T. gesetzlich verpflichtet sind. Papiere, die zwischen 1850 und 1980 hergestellt wurden, bedürfen der...