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Mapping ecosystem services' values : current practice and future prospects
Schägner, Jan Philipp; Maes, Joachim; Brander, Luke; … - 2012
Mapping of ecosystem services' (ESS) values means valuing ESS in monetary terms across a relatively large geographical area and assessing how values vary across space. Thereby, mapping of ESS values reveals additional information as compared to traditional site-specific ESS valuation, which is...
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Ecosystem services conceptual foundations : a briefing note
Turner, Robert Kerry - 2012
The purpose of this note is to set out the underlying philosophy of the ecosystem services approach as it is applied in UK policy circles. The aim is to clarify some flexible "ground rules" which should guide both the use of this type of decision support tool itself, and the interpretation of...
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Multi-objective modelling of economic-ecological interactions and conflicts
Lierop, Wal F. van; Braat, Leon C. - 1986
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"Ecosystem approach" versus "sustainable forest management" : attempt at a comparison
Ellenberg, Herrmann - 2003
The follow-up negotiations to the Convention on Biological Diversity formulated the Ecosystem Approach, inter alia. The principles of this holistic approach are also important for the forestry sector and its management of forest ecosystems. In the light of the national debate and international...
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Financing environmental improvements : a literature review of the constraints on financing environmental innovation
Johnson, Daniel K. N.; Acri, Kristina M. L. - 2009
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On the future of environmental economics
Pethig, Rüdiger - 1999
discipline based on the powerful economic paradigm and reaching beyond it to capture important economy-environment interactions … economic and the ecological system, unless the understanding of the economy-environment interdependence is further improved and … concepts (externality theory) and their ramifications then turning to issues of interdisciplinarity and empirical relevance to …
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Optimal pollution control, irreversibilities, and the value of future information
Pethig, Rüdiger - 1990
Optimal intertemporal pollution control with irreversibilities is investigated under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. When the assimilative capacity is positive, irreversible pollution levels are shown to be optimal only if the social time preference is sufficiently high. The...
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Ecosystem valuation : some principles and a partial application
Morse-Jones, Sian; Turner, Robert Kerry; Fisher, Brendan; … - 2010
Understanding the economic value of nature and the services it provides to humanity has become increasingly important for local, national and global policy and decision making. However, problems arise in that it is difficult to obtain meaningful values for goods and services that ecosystems...
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Capturing ecosystem service opportunities : a practice-oriented framework for selecting economic instruments in order to enhance biodiversity and human livelihoods
Rode, Julian; Wittmer, Heidi; Emerton, Lucy; … - 2015
Practitioners in the fields of sustainable development, land management, and biodiversity conservation are increasingly interested in using economic instruments that promise "win-win" solutions for conservation and human livelihoods. However, practitioners often lack guidance for selecting and...
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Financing biodiversity and ecosystems conservation in India: implications for efforts and outcomes
Pandey, Rita; Gupta, Manish; Sachdeva, Paavani; Singh, … - 2021
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