The concept of 'Natural Capital' has come to play a central role in current debates about biodiversity and nature conservation. It implies an approach to the natural world based on the valuation of places and species in terms of money. This is, in a variety of ways, both attractive and...

Sustainability and human well-being -- The environmental impact -- Risk, resilience, and system dynamics -- Sustainable development : how to avoid collapse and build a better society -- Nonrenewable resources : oil and minerals -- Global climate change -- Responses to global climate change --...

pt. 1. Biological conservation : basic economic issues -- pt. 2. Human developed biological capital : germplasm and ecosystems -- pt. 3. Natural biological capital : wild genetic resources and natural ecosystems.