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Compensation for Wildlife Damage: Habitat Conversion, Species Preservation and Local Welfare
Rondeau, Daniel; Bulte, Erwin - Department of Economics, University of Victoria - 2003
for the damage caused by wildlife. We show that the widely held belief that compensation induces wildlife conservation may … be erroneous. In a partially open economy, compensation can lower the wildlife stock and result in a net welfare loss for … local people. In an open economy, compensation can trigger wildlife extinction and also reduce welfare. The conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754923
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Conserving Biodiversity by Commercialization? A Model Framework for a Market for Genetic Resources
Deke, Oliver - 2001
provision of genetic resources could generate income for the protection of biodiversity-rich areas. However, there has been a … markets for genetic resources can effectively contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. In this paper, a market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260455
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Conserving Biodiversity by Commercialization? A Model Framework for a Market for Genetic Resources
Deke, Oliver - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2001
provision of genetic resources could generate income for the protection of biodiversity-rich areas. However, there has been a … markets for genetic resources can effectively contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. In this paper, a market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076122
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Conserving biodiversity by commercialization? : a model framework for a market for genetic resources
Deke, Oliver - 2001
provision of genetic resources could generate income for the protection of biodiversity-rich areas. However, there has been a … markets for genetic resources can effectively contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. In this paper, a market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473847
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The Contribution of Wildlife to Sustainable Natural Resource Utilization in Namibia: A Review
Schalkwyk, Diana L. van; McMillin, Kenneth W.; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 11, pp. 3479-3499
Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, but well known for its richness in species and sustainable natural … the early 1900s; commercial rights over wildlife and plants were given to freehold farmers in 1967 and to communal farmers … the rapid growth of wildlife utilization. The wildlife industry in Namibia is currently the only animal production system …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756391
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Emerging Law Addressing Climate Change and Water
Burleson, Elizabeth - 2015
The World Economic Forum recognizes that while restrictions on energy affect water systems and vise versa, energy and water policy are rarely coordinated. The International Panel on Climate Change predicts that wet places will become wetter and dry places will become dryer. Transboundary water,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014196020
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China in Context : Energy, Water, and Climate Cooperation
Burleson, Elizabeth - 2014
remaining mindful of biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods. China and the United States need to respond effectively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014045386
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Governing the Ungovernable : Integrating the Multimodal Approach to Keeping Agricultural Land Use from Swallowing Ecosystems
Robbins, Kalyani - 2015
out more than its fair share of our already dwindling biodiversity. As demand increases, there is the potential for it to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014135956
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The Realities of Community Based Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa
DeGeorges, Paul Andre; Reilly, Brian Kevin - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 3, pp. 734-788
This is an historic overview of conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa from pre-colonial times through the present. It … demise of wildlife and critical habitat. Unique insight is provided into the economics of a representative safari company … meeting the often overlooked socio-cultural ties to wildlife and other natural resources, which may be as important as direct …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683033
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Grassland Governance and Common-Interest Communities
Schutz, Anthony B. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 7, pp. 2320-2348
-interest communities can be used to provide and allocate wildlife and other resources on ranchlands, enabling individual landowners to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683098