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The environmental discussion is increasingly extended to the question of how to preserve biodiversity. As sensible … regulation of biodiversity utilization uses politically set incentive schemes, it is required to discus the monetary value of … biodiversity. Consequently, the relation between economic incentives and biodiversity is in the focus of our paper. By using bird …
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projects positively influence biodiversity and recreational opportunities. …
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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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This work examines the impact that economic growth can have on biodiversity and on the ecological dynamics that would … naturally emerge in the absence of human activity. The loss of biodiversity may induce policy-makers to implement defensive … exist in the absence of human intervention. This suggests that there might exist a conflict between preserving biodiversity …
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economic and ecological contributions to the study of biodiversity loss. We develop our analysis from a widely accepted … respect the economic approach towards biodiversity is based on this notion, and also reflect on the specific understanding of … describe in which way ecological and ecologicaleconomic approaches towards biodiversity are based on the idea of absolute …
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This paper introduces and surveys ecological-economic analysis and valuation of biodiversity. Furthermore, the notion … and application of economic, monetary valuation of biodiversity is critically evaluated. A classification of biodiversity … values is offered, based on a system of logical relationships among biodiversity, ecosystems, species and human welfare …
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Designing agri-environmental schemes targeted at conservation poses the key question of how many financial resources should be allocated to address a particular aim such as the conservation of an endangered species. Economists can contribute to an answer by estimating the 'optimal level of...
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An approach is present which integrates an economic and an ecological model for designing cost-effective compensation payments for conservation of endangered species in real landscapes. The approach is used to develop a cost-effective compensation payment scheme for conservation of an endangered...
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species forming a food chain. The size of habitat determines the diversity and abundance of species. That biodiversity …
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species forming a food chain. The size of habitat determines the diversity and abundance of species. That biodiversity …
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