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India : Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges, Volume 3. Valuation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in India
World Bank - 2013
This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four...
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How much is an ecosystem worth? : assessing the economic value of conservation
2005
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Korea Blockchain Ecosystem
World Bank - 2021
Emerging technology curation series aims to capture and share Korea experience and lessons learned in regard to exploration and adoption of emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, edge-computing, internet of things (IoT), 5G, etc. Korea blockchain ecosystem is the first of the series and...
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Mapping and Valuing Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Landscape Management in Zimbabwe
World Bank - 2023
Productive natural ecosystems are being lost and degraded by poorly planned and managed commercial and small … of ecosystem degradation and assesses the value of ecosystems that are key to Zimbabwe's sustainable development. It also …
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Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth : ecosystem-based approaches to climate change
2009
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The role of tropical forests in supporting biodiversity and hydrological integrity : a synoptic overview
Douglas, Ellen M. (contributor) - 2005
"Conservation of high-biodiversity tropical forests is sometimes justified on the basis of assumed hydrological … conversion on biodiversity and hydrology for two scenarios - historical forest conversion and the potential future conversion of …
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Creating markets for habitat conservation when habitats are heterogeneous
Thomas, Timothy S. - 2004
"A tradable development rights (TDR) program focusing on biodiversity conservation faces a crucial problem defining … range of biodiversity conserved but could increase the opportunity cost of conservation. The issue is relevant to Brazil …
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Forest management in Nepal : economics and ecology
Hill, Ian - 1999
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Decentralization and biodiversity conservation
Lutz, Ernst (contributor);  … - 1996
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Environment Matters at the World Bank, 2009 Annual Review : Banking on Biodiversity
World Bank - 2012
Ecosystem Assessment showed, biodiversity is under severe threat, as ecosystems are being lost and degraded more rapidly and …This issue of environment matters celebrates the 2010 international year of biodiversity and describes some of the … challenges and opportunities in protecting biodiversity for the benefit of humankind. From the world's highest mountain ranges to …
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