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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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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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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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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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emissions). Governments may have some preference for supporting domestic production, such as by interest-group lobbying …
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This analysis provides an example of how biodiversity can be measured by means of different indicators, and how the … latter can be used to assess the influence of the biodiversity profile of a region on the tourism flows towards it. Previous … hypothesis of this paper is that the destination's biodiversity profile can be considered as a key component of environmental …
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Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their effects on forest cover change or the socioeconomic status of local communities, and even less about the relationship between these effects. This paper assesses whether 'win-win'...
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control policy is imperfect designed or implemented, its performance can be improved by an energy (output) tax/subsidy scheme …, where the subsidy is given only to renewable generators or for energy efficiency improvements. This combination can bring … needs to be applied globally to have its best effect and heterogeneous implementation (i.e. different levels of tax/subsidy …
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