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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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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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A century of environmental legislation
Cain, Louis P.; Kaiser, Brooks A. - 2015
We find three intertwined ambitions that drove federal legislation over wildlife and biodiversity at the beginning of …
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Wildlife conservation and management in Kenya : towards a co-management approach
Mburu, John - 2004
The co-management approach of managing natural resources has increasingly become popular among conservationists and development practitioners since it overcomes the shortcomings of both the centralised management and community-based approaches that hinder harmonization of conflicting interests...
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Integrating the value of natural capital in evidence-based policy making
Banerjee, Onil; Vargas, Renato; Cicowiez, Martín - 2020
This paper describes how Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) can be integrated into economy wide analytical frameworks to enhance evidence based decision making. Examples from applications of the Integrated Environmental Economic Modelling (IEEM) Platform show how explicitly accounting for the...
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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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Protecting marine biodiversity : a comparison of individual habitat quotas (IHQs) and marine protected areas
Holland, Daniel S. (contributor); Schnier, Kurt (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003359548
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Traditional representations of the natural environment and biodiversity conservation : sacred groves in Ghana
Sarfo-Mensah, Paul; Oduro, William; Antoh Fredua, Ernestina - 2010
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 … ; Sustainability and Biodiversity …
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Biodiversity valuation in developing countries : a focus on small island developing states (SIDS)
Teelucksingh, Sonja S.; Nunes, Paulo A. L. D. - 2010
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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