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In this paper stochastic dynamic programming is used to investigate habitat conservation by a multitude of landholders under uncertainty about the value of environmental services and irreversible development. We study land conversion under competition on the market for agricultural products when...
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We distinguish between local problems of biodiversity loss and global ones, where international cooperation is required …. Global biodiversity regulation involves choosing the optimal stopping rule regarding global land conversions, in order to … biodiversity regulation is similar to the bargaining problem analysed by Nash, Rubinstein and others. There are benefits from …
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greater understanding of the significant role of biodiversity in rural communities of developing countries who depend most on … input of biodiversity in developing countries to the provision of the ecosystem goods and services (EGS) that are essential … a necessary tool for achieving this objective. However, valuing biodiversity in a developing country context can be an …
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influence in the management of the natural resources and biodiversity amongst rural communities in the transitional zone of … natural beings. These beliefs and perceptions have in the past strongly supported the conservation of biodiversity. However …
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This analysis provides an example of how biodiversity can be measured by means of different indicators, and how the … latter can be used to assess the influence of the biodiversity profile of a region on the tourism flows towards it. Previous … hypothesis of this paper is that the destination's biodiversity profile can be considered as a key component of environmental …
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A model of different species competing for the same environment is presented, and possible explanations of peaceful coexistence or rather internecine conflicts are consequently derived. By means of a Lotka-Volterra dynamic system we describe the evolution of two populations (bees and locusts)...
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Contracts providing payments for not developing natural areas, or for removing cropland from production, generally require long-term commitments. Landowners, however, can decide to prematurely terminate the contract when the opportunity cost of complying with conservation requirements increases....
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increases biodiversity, the prevention of land degradation and food security through the increases in crop yields. The framework … indirectly the cross-cutting ecological concerns foci of major global conventions: climate change, biodiversity, the combat of … biodiversity and preventing land degradation. These options demonstrate that the judicious management of organic matter is central …
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values, carbon sequestration and biodiversity or scenic values. We solve the model qualitatively with general functions and … sequestration may have negative impacts on biodiversity-scenic values. To evaluate the practical relevance, we compare …
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