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Thi~ paper con~iders the nature of preferences for the preservation of biodiversity, and the extent to which individuab … are well-informed about biodiversity. We present evidence that the elicitation of monetary bids to pay for biodiversity …
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interests of the country. Taking into account the global benefits of biodiversity conservation and carbon storage, sustainable …
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This paper considers two problems in valuing the benefits of biodiversity protection. These are, firstly, that … preferences for biodiversity protection may be lexicographic rather than utilitarian. The more individuals for whom this is true …, the less is cost-benefit analysis validated as a means of decision making for biodiversity protection, since lexicographic …
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An assessment of the consequences of biological invasions and of the measures taken against must be at the base of each social decision in this field. Three forms of uncertainty can be distinguished that make such a decision difficult to take: (1) factual uncertainty, which encompasses not only...
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rates of 10% or lower. Taking into account the global benefits of biodiversity conservation and carbon storage, sustainable …
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This paper considers the nature of preferences for the preservation of biodiversity, and the extent to which … individuals are well-informed about biodiversity. We present evidence that the elicitation of monetary bids to pay for … biodiversity preservation, as required for cost-benefit analysis, fails as a measure of welfare changes due to the prevalence of …
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Der Beitrag zeigt das Potenzial und die Entwicklung der biologischen Vielfalt in den letzten Jahren auf.
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Intensive agriculture is often bad for wildlife. Does this imply that a goal to boost wildlife on agricultural land is best met through a general reduction in intensity? We argue that such an approach may not be optimal, since cost functions for provision of wildlife on agricultural land may be...
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Fisheries economics stand on the cusp of potentially sizeable changes in orientation and policy focus, leading in turn to comparable changes in modeling and general analysis. Notably, fisheries are increasingly framed as part of the overall marine environment rather than considered as solely or...
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National parks are established to preserve wildlife or biodiversity. But conservation often displaces local communities … revenues may be used for conservation of the wildlife and biodiversity. By conducting well-crafted publicity campaign for other … generate additional funds that can be directed towards the preservation of the wildlife and biodiversity. …
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