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Meta-analysis of nature conservation values in Asia & Oceania: Data heterogeneity and benefit transfer issues

Tuan, Tran Hu; Lindhjem, Henrik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

We conduct a meta-analysis (MA) of around 100 studies valuing nature conservation in Asia and Oceania. Dividing our dataset into two levels of heterogeneity in terms of good characteristics (endangered species vs. nature conservation more generally) and valuation methods, we show that the degree...

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Assessment of public good energy environment - Soy

Vlad, Mihaela Cristina; Berevoianu, Rozi Liliana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

There are sectors of agriculture, manufacturing processes where conventional power is indispensable, although it may be more savings and better managed. Agricultural production consumes large amounts of conventional energy, especially oil to the normal process flow results more or less efficient...

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Environmental management in Natura 2000 Sites Case study: Braila county

Roşu, Elisabeta - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

Biodiversity is a huge variety of ecosystems, species and genes, which represent the natural capital. The biodiversity … biodiversity and to provide development patterns in harmony with nature, in the context of the fast economic development in the …

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Pourquoi s'intéresser à la notion d'"Evidence -based policy" ?

Laurent, Catherine; Baudry, Jacques; Berrier-Solliec, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

"Evidence-based medicine” approaches began to be formalized in the early 1990s to promote a conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in decision-making on care for individual patients. These approaches were subsequently extended to other spheres of public decision...

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Contributions of the private sector to global biodiversity protection: case study of the fortune 500 companies

Bhattacharya, Tania Ray; Managi, Shunsuke - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper assesses the current activities of U.S. Fortune 500 companies with respect to global biodiversity protection … global biodiversity protection. Our findings show that although companies’ business profiles highly influence their decision …-making process regarding the adoption of biodiversity protection policies and measures, their revenue profiles are less influential …

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Ecosystem Services - Ökonomische Analyse ihres Verlusts, ihre Bewertung und Steuerung

Loft, Lasse; Lux, Alexandra - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The Knowledge Flow Paper at hand gives an overview of the economic reasons for the loss of biodiversity and eco …

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Conservation of invertebrates’ biodiversity in soils of the Republic of Moldova

Senicovscaia, Irina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

represent themselves the standards of the biodiversity for soil invertebrates. The database of the invertebrates’ diversity of … multiannual grasses in a crop rotation system created conditions for the improvement of the invertebrate’s biodiversity in the …

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Modelling biodiversity

Halkos, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This study uses a sample of 71 countries and nonparametric quantile and partial regressions to model a number of threatened species (reptiles, mammals, fish, birds, trees, plants) in relation to various economic and environmental variables (GDPc, CO¬2 emissions, agricultural production, energy...

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The economic impact of the invasion of Acacia saligna in Israel

Lehrer, David; Becker, Nir; Bar, Pua - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This paper illustrates the use of alternative, non-market valuation methods to estimate the economic value of ecological damage caused by the invasive plant Acacia saligna. We discuss the motivation to perform an economic valuation for bio-invasion in general and then examine the costs and...

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Social factors influencing the decision to pay for the protection of biodiversity: A case study in two national parks of Northern Greece

Halkos, George; Jones, Nikoleta - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

social trust and social networks) on the decision of individuals to pay for the protection of biodiversity. For this purpose …

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