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The value of biodiversity in economic decision making : applying the IEEM+ESM approach to conservation strategies in Colombia
Banerjee, Onil; Cicowiez, Martín; Malek, Žiga; … - 2020
In this paper we evaluate the economic, natural capital and ecosystem services impacts of strategies for conserving … Ecosystem Services (PES), implementing more sustainable silvopastoral systems and expanding habitat banking. We develop and … Ecosystem Services Modeling (IEEMESM) to shed light on the multi-dimensional impacts of these programs from the perspective of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587042
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Integrating the value of natural capital in evidence-based policy making
Banerjee, Onil; Vargas, Renato; Cicowiez, Martín - 2020
This paper describes how Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) can be integrated into economy wide analytical frameworks to enhance evidence based decision making. Examples from applications of the Integrated Environmental Economic Modelling (IEEM) Platform show how explicitly accounting for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587530
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Mapping Ecosystem Functions to the Valuation of Ecosystem Services : Implications of Species-Habitat Associations for Coastal Land-Use Decisions
Sanchirico, James N. - 2013
Habitats and the ecosystem services they provide are part of the world's portfolio of natural capital assets. Like many … interested in understanding how to make the link between ecosystem function, ecosystem service, and conservation policy decisions … this research is not just important for ecological science but it can and will influence ecosystem service values that in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012753208
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Valuing Ecosystem Services
Heal, Geoffrey M. - 2011
The value of the services provided to human societies by natural ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles has recently been the topic of discussion and research. Here I review some of the basic economic principles necessary for understanding some of the questions that arise in this area. I argue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014034956
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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Food Security in the AIMS SIDS: Integrating External and Local Knowledge
Mercer, Jessica; Kurvits, Tiina; Kelman, Ilan; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 5566-5597
This paper critically reviews ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches for food security under climate change … of coherence in AIMS SIDS approaching food security, in terms of policies and actions not reflecting the ecosystem …
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Inserting Ecological Detail into Economic Analysis: Agricultural Nutrient Loading of an Estuary Fishery
Finnoff, David; Tschirhart, John - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 10, pp. 1688-1722
economic and ecosystem wide response to a policy of reduced runoff is quantified. The approach provides an assessment of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321204
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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge
Mercer, Jessica; Kelman, Ilan; Alfthan, Björn; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 8, pp. 1908-1932
focus on ecosystems and their interaction with people is essential for climate change adaptation. Increasingly, ecosystem …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011030361
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Valuation of Ecosystem Services from Wetlands Mitigation in the United States
Adusumilli, Naveen - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 182-196
compensate for permitted wetland losses. These mitigation wetlands can provide ecosystem services similar to original wetlands if … in the Army Corps permit files represent actual wetland creation, ecosystem services value is estimated using a wetland … is used for the analysis. The results indicate that cumulative ecosystem services value per acre per year is in the range …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195723
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Tailoring Global Data to Guide Corporate Investments in Biodiversity, Environmental Assessments and Sustainability
Oakleaf, James R.; Kennedy, Christina M.; Boucher, Timothy - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 10, pp. 4444-4460
Companies make significant investments in environmental impacts assessments, biodiversity action plans, life-cycle assessments, and environmental management systems, but guidance on where and when these tools can be best used, and how they may scale-up to inform corporation-wide planning, is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700560
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Valuing mangrove-fishery linkages: A case study of Campeche, Mexico
Barbier, Edward B.; Strand, Ivar E. - 1997
This paper explores the value of mangrove systems as a breeding and nursery habitat for off-shore fisheries, focusing on mangrove-shrimp production linkages in Campeche State, Mexico. We develop an open access fishery model to account explicitly for the effect of mangrove area on carrying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608326