The integration of conservation and development (ICD) in the early 1980s heralded a new era in conservation practice …. If the dual objectives could be served simultaneously, then ICD represented a panacea for global conservation. Conjecture … for conservation outcomes to be achieved, linkages with society and culture must be fostered. This represents a vast leap …

Existing concepts for nature conservation are developed mainly in order to protect single species and special areas. In …

available to a conservation agency. We conclude there exists anoptimal level of information on bidders’ costs, neither too large …

Concern about "open space" is growing. Conservation advocates worry that private land use decision-makers preserve too … liabilities. Both factors may be empirically important, although tax deductibility may have larger conservation effects than does …? Do they motivate enough conservation of open space? Do tax incentives target the right conservation priorities? …

Economic theory suggests that price incentives can be used to encourage water conservation in residential consumers …. Conservation water rates are designed to send price signals that encourage households to reduce discretionary water use in the long … term.However, it is not always clear that conservation rates effectively provide meaningful incentives. Utilities …

the development of common benchmarks, quality controls, and refereeing standards for ecological-economic models is …