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Linking farmers to markets through valorisation of local resources:the case for intellectual property rights of indigenous resources
Bienabe, Estelle; Bramley, Cerkia; Kirsten, Johann; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This is the scientific report from a research programme which explored the current lack of a suitable public system for protecting GIs in Southern Africa. In contrast to the European Union, the current South African legal framework only provides for the protection of GIs as collective and, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147584
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Re-Think Russian Investment in Southern Africa
Gerasimchuk, Ivetta - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Russia’s direct investment of about USD 3 billon in Southern Africa over the past decade has placed before the country’s government and corporate sector two choices in the accelerating race among foreign investors into Africa. The first choice is to follow the established path of direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005052185
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Environmental attitude, motivations and values for marine biodiversity protection
Halkos, George; Matsiori, Steriani - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This study explores people’s environmental attitudes and motives for putting economic values to marine biodiversity and … values were derived from a referendum, contingent valuation method (CVM) survey for protecting marine biodiversity. Use of … individuals’ opinions about marine biodiversity utility. Pro-environmental behavior or attitudes are associated with higher NEP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267880
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258743
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259236
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259479
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260154
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Green Game and Societal Sustenance: A Case of London Olympic 2012
Dongre, Anil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
that have been made life of human being very smooth but it poses threat to environment in terms of biodiversity destruction … tackling climate change and managing waste efficiently, encouraging biodiversity, setting new standards for the sustainable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265903
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367970
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Search, bioprospecting, and biodiversity conservation
Costello, Christopher; Ward, Michael B. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
-sector conservation. Thus, other mechanisms are likely required to preserve the public good of biodiversity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693539