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Effects of Protected Areas on Forest Cover Change and Local Communities: Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon
Miranda, Juan José; Corral, Leonardo; Blackman, Allen; … - 2014
Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314180
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An Evaluation of Protected Area Policies in the European Union
Grupp, Tristan Earle; Mishra, Prakash; Reynaert, Mathias; … - 2023
of land and climate attributes. We conclude that European conservation efforts lack ambition because policymakers select …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469763
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Lifestyle choices and societal behavior changes as local climate strategy
Mohanty, Brahmanand; Scherfler, Martin; Devatha, Vikram - 2012
The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large middle class are moving quickly towards a buy-and-discard consumer model that involves carbon-intensive products and services. These increase dependency on the Earth's finite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397305
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Is a Sustainable Land-Use Policy in Germany Possible?
Fischer, Beate; Jöst, Frank; Klauer, Bernd; Schiller, … - 2009
Land is an essential but limited natural resource. We employ the concept of stocks to analyse driving forces for land-use conversion and to assess, whether the German political "30- hectares-goal" is feasible given the current institutional setting. In this paper major driving forces for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422195
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Zur Relevanz von Bestandseffekten und der Fundamentalen Transformation in wiederholten Biodiversitätsschutz-Ausschreibungen
Groth, Markus - 2010
Das ökonomische Potential des Einsatzes von Ausschreibungen für Umweltleistungen konnte nunmehr auch in Europa aufgezeigt werden. Jedoch stellen diese Modellprojekte bislang nur einen ersten Schritt auf dem Weg zur Implementierung von Ausschreibungen in europäische Politikmaßnahmen dar. Dies...
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An empirical examination of repeated auctions for biodiversity conservation contracts
Groth, Markus - 2008
Development has introduced auctioning as a new instrument for granting agri-environmental payments and awarding conservation … study auctions for conservation contracts. Results of two field experiments show much differentiated bid prices in the model … improve the design and performance of upcoming conservation auctions. …
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Private ex-ante transaction costs for repeated biodiversity conservation auctions: A case study
Groth, Markus - 2008
Fund for Rural Development has introduced promising changes in rewarding farmers by the implementation of conservation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265177
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A review of the German mandatory deposit for one-way drinks packaging and drinks packaging taxes in Europe
Groth, Markus - 2008
The mandatory deposit for one-way drinks packaging, embodied in the German Packaging Ordinance of 1991, entered into force in January 2003, after the condition for its implementation was given by the fall of the market share of reusable drinks packaging under 72% in 1997. In this context the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265182
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Kosteneffizienter und effektiver Biodiversitätsschutz durch Ausschreibungen und eine ergebnisorientierte Honorierung: das Modellprojekt Blühendes Steinburg
Groth, Markus - 2008
farming practices that enhance ecosystem services. Therefore developing a cost-efficient and effective conservation …-by-results approach and the use of conservation procurement auctions in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of conservation schemes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265198
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The transferability and performance of payment-by-results biodiversity conservation procurement auctions: empirical evidence from northernmost Germany
Groth, Markus - 2009
. Therefore developing cost-effective conservation payment schemes is the main challenge facing present European agri … use of discriminatory-price conservation procurement auctions in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of conservation …-effectiveness gains by the use of conservation procurement auctions point out that it was possible to transfer the payment scheme …
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