The “new economics of nature” refers to the recent development that nature and biodiversity protection are increasingly … Ecosystems and Biodiversity” and its follower “Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE”. This economic perspective is heavily …, economic perspectives can deliver important additional arguments for nature and biodiversity protection. …

This article compares the impact of organic and conventional farming on biodiversity. Two opposing effects are taken … into account: the higher biodiversity of organic farming and the lower land use of conventional farming. An evaluation of … both effects on the basis of empirical data shows that the higher biodiversity on organically cultivated areas is not …