This chapter examines the importance and development of competitive advantages amongst ecopreneurial firms, by examing 64 enterprises in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The chosen enterprises fulfilled two prerequisites: they have made solutions for ecological problems to its core business,...

Historically Americans have relied on the federal government for wilderness protection. But the federal government has made promises too politically expensive to keep. In North America, conservation efforts are now directed to preserving biologically valuable lands outside our wilderness areas...