The use of private capital to finance biodiversity conservation and restoration is a new practice in sustainable … finance. This study sheds light on this new practice. First, we provide a conceptual framework that lays out how biodiversity … types of financing is the "monetization" of biodiversity, that is, the extent to which investments in biodiversity can …

concerns over the extent and rate of biodiversity loss have led to renewed interest in extinction outcomes and speculation …

We explore the economic effects of biodiversity loss by developing an ecologically-founded model that captures how …, which depends, among other things, on the distribution of biodiversity losses across ecosystem functions. We discuss how … these fragility measures can help policymakers assess the risks induced by biodiversity loss and prioritize conservation …

system (GIS) mapping, the paper presents evidence that production technology in the tropics has lagged behind temperate zone … and weak agricultural technology in the tropics have combined to slow the demographic transition from high fertility and …

forest loss at a fine spatial resolution across the globe. We then develop a simple benchmark model of deforestation based on … the economics of deforestation in the tropics. This combination of theory and empirics provides insights not only into the …