Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their …

A "conservation good" (such as a tropical forest) is owned by a seller who is tempted to consume (or cut), but a buyer … benefits more from conservation. The seller does conserve if the buyer is expected to buy, but the buyer is unwilling to pay as … long as the seller conserves. This contradiction implies that the market for conservation cannot be efficient and …

This chapter provides an overview of the challenges of carbon market funding for forest conservation in the Brazilian …

associated with increasing real demand for biodiversity conservation, then investment to protect remaining diversity should grow … in this case. The role of conservation effort in addressing environmental problems is examined through state protection … of land and the regulation of trade in endangered species, two important means of biodiversity conservation. This …

Slash-and-burn agriculture in poor tropical countries is one of the main causes of conservation payments, slash … agricultural productivity. Under innovative environmental policies, direct conservation payments to farmers are starting to be …

The conservation of biodiversity is a major environmental issue, one that promises to remain at or near the top of the … role to play in helping to develop and evaluate conservation strategies. Because biodiversity is at risk in large part … affairs, not from better biology alone. Economists can help set priorities to allocate scarce conservation resources where …

concentrated. Biologists and conservation advocates have advanced a number of arguments both that “biodiversity” is imperiled as … services of forest ecosystems will prove sufficient to motivate their conservation on a large scale. Other instruments for … conservation must, then, be employed if areas under intense pressure for conversion are to be preserved. …