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Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation : an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated stream...
Bräuer, Ingo; Marggraf, Rainer - 2004
The importance of ecosystem functions for humankind is well known. But only few attempts have been undertaken to estimate the economic value of these ecosystem services. In particular, indirect methods are rarely used, even though they are most suitable for the task. This discrepancy is because...
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Reducing acidification : the benefits of increased nature quality : investigating the possibilities of the contingent valuation method
Ruijgrok, E. C. M. - 2004
In order to complete cost benefit analyses of acidification policies, an attempt was made to monetarize the benefits of increased nature quality. So far, several benefits of acidification abatement, such as reduced health risks, had been determined, but the benefits of increased nature quality...
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Methods for modeling public policy and investment impacts on the economy, natural capital and ecosystem services
Banerjee, Onil; Crossman, Neville; Vargas, Renato; … - 2020
The year 2020 is a critical year for sustainable development policy and practice with the review and renewal of various international commitments including the Sustainable Development Goals, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Paris Agreement. The post-2020 agenda needs to be informed...
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An equilibrium model of habitat conservation under uncertainty and irreversibility
Di Corato, Luca; Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2010
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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Mapping of forest biodiversity values : a plural perspective
Ojea, Elena; Nunes, Paulo A. L. D.; Loureiro, Maria - 2009
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is built on a conceptual framework that links biodiversity to the services … aims to highlight the mapping of biodiversity indicators and assesses their respective role on the valuation exercise. Our … results show that biodiversity loss is having an effect on forest ecosystem values. In addition, these effects reveal to be …
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A bug's life : competition among species towards the environment
Bella, Giovanni (contributor) - 2007
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The value of biodiversity in economic decision making : applying the IEEM+ESM approach to conservation strategies in Colombia
Banerjee, Onil; Cicowiez, Martín; Malek, Žiga; … - 2020
In this paper we evaluate the economic, natural capital and ecosystem services impacts of strategies for conserving Colombias rich natural capital endowment. Specifically, we consider Government program proposals for establishing Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES), implementing more...
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Bio-ecological diversity vs. socio-economic diversity : a comparison of existing measures
Maignan, Carole; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Pinelli, Dino - 2003
about biodiversity: the diversity of organisms that inhabit a given area. Concepts of species diversity such as alpha … are combined into a single sample) have been developed (Whittaker, 1960). Biodiversity is more complex than just the … by biodiversity indices such as Simpson's Diversity Indices, Species Richness Index, Shannon Weaver Diversity Indices …
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Bundling biodiversity
Heal, Geoffrey - 2002
Biodiversity provides essential services to human societies. Many of these services are provided as public goods, so … cases the public goods provided by biodiversity conservation can be bundled with private goods and their value to consumers …
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Genetic diversity and interdependent crop choices in agriculture
Heal, Geoffrey; Walker, Brian H.; Levin, Simon Asher; … - 2002
The extent of genetic diversity in food crops is important as it affects the risk of attack by pathogens. A drop in diversity increases this risk. Farmers may not take this into account when making crop choices, leading to what from a social perspective is an inadequate level of diversity.
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