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Socioeconomic causes of loss of animal genetic diversity: Analysis and assessment
Tisdell, Clem - 2001
The number of breeds of domesticated animals, especially livestock, have declined rapidly. The proximate causes and processes involved in loss of breeds are outlined. The path-dependent effect and Swanson's dominance-effect are discussed in relation to breed selection. While these help to...
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Communications on climate change and biodiversity loss with local populations : exploring best-practices and postcolonial moments in eight case studies from across the globe
Ansari, Dawud; Schönenberg, Regine; Abud, Melissa; … - 2021
Climate change and biodiversity loss trigger policies worldwide, many of which target or impact local communities. Although research, international development, and policy implementation (and, thus, success in fighting both threats) require thoughtful consideration and communication of the...
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Development and application of a new Forestation Index : global forestation patterns and drivers
Benedek, Zsófia; Fertő, Imre - 2013
cover increased between 1990 and 2010. As "forests" is a heterogeneous group, a biodiversity-corrected Forestation Index is … also introduced to distinguish between different forms of "environmentally valuable" new forests (that are expected to have … forestation and different types should be acknowledged - treatment of forests as a homogenous category is an oversimplification. …
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Valuation of Species and Nature Conservation in Asia and Oceania : A Meta-Analysis
Lindhjem, Henrik - 2015
We conduct a meta-analysis (MA) of around 100 studies valuing species and nature conservation in Asia and Oceania, using both revealed and stated preferences methods. Dividing our dataset into two levels of heterogeneity in terms of good characteristics (species vs. nature conservation more...
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Relative and absolute scarcity of nature: Assessing the roles of economics and ecology for biodiversity conservation
Baumgärtner, Stefan; Becker, Christian; Faber, Malte; … - 2004
Our aim in this essay is to identify and analyze some of the difficulties with interdisciplinary integration of economic and ecological contributions to the study of biodiversity loss. We develop our analysis from a widely accepted definition of economics which is based on the concept of...
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Exports and Externalities: the other side of trade and ecological risk and Technology Diffusion in a Competitive World
Warziniack, Travis; Finnoff, David; Shogren, Jason F.; … - 2009
This paper develops a general equilibrium model to measure welfare effects of taxes for correcting environmental externalities caused by domestic trade, focusing on exter- nalities that arise through exports. Externalities from exports come from a number of sources. Domestically owned ships,...
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Kurz zum Klima: Biodiversität und Klimawandel
Lippelt, Jana - In: ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 22, pp. 75-78
Der Beitrag zeigt das Potenzial und die Entwicklung der biologischen Vielfalt in den letzten Jahren auf.
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Zur Neuen Ökonomie der Natur: Kritik und Gegenkritik
Hansjürgens, Bernd - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 95 (2015) 4, pp. 284-291
Unter dem Begriff 'Neue Ökonomie der Natur' wird verstanden, den Naturschutz und die Erhaltung der biologischen Vielfalt vermehrt unter einer ökonomischen Sichtweise zu betrachten. Diese Perspektiven werden zum Teil heftig kritisiert. In diesem Beitrag werden die Hauptargumente der Kritiker...
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Exports and externalities : the other side of trade and ecological risk
Warziniack, Travis; Finno, David; Shogren, Jason F.; … - 2009
This paper develops a general equilibrium model to measure welfare effects of taxes for correcting environmental externalities caused by domestic trade, focusing on exter- nalities that arise through exports. Externalities from exports come from a number of sources. Domestically owned ships,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003832394
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Online-Befragung von ErhalterInnen seltener Nutztiere oder Nutzpflanzen zu ihren Aktivitäten und Einstellungen
Efken, Josef - 2008
Ziel der Studie ’Online-Befragung von ErhalterInnen seltener Nutztiere oder Nutzpflanzen zu Ihren Aktivitäten und Einstellungen’ ist es, erstmalig für Deutschland bzw. den deutschsprachigen Raum diesen Personenkreis zu charakterisieren. Dazu wurde eine Online-Befragung durchgeführt, die...
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