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We live in the plastic age (the "plasticene"), producing over 300 million tonnes (mt) of plastic every year globally, 5–15 mt of which flow into already polluted oceans. Plastic remains a key material in the global economy, but low rates of collection, reuse and recycling, emissions of...
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This paper presents a somewhat novel approach to explore the economic contribution of ecosystems. It develops linked …
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factors. However, to assess the overall resource requirement and environmental impact on local ecosystems, we must also …
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This paper presents a model of pest impacts in a multispecies framework. Strong detrimental relationships often form between pest populations and other biota, damaging ecosystem services and reducing social welfare. Under these circumstances, optimal pest management must account for the...
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El presente artículo tuvo como objetivo comparar metodologías de análisis desde los sistemas complejos que involucraran elementos sociales y naturales en interacción entre sí y a diferentes escalas, para ser aplicadas en el estudio de proyectos forestales de captura de carbono. Este tipo de...
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El concepto de capital natural ha sido usado con frecuencia entre los economistas ambientales y ecológicos para denotar la incidencia de las existencias físicas que alimentan el flujo de recursos naturales. En principio, la enunciación de esta categoría podría atribuirse a Herman E. Daly en...
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methods. We also describe ways ROI analysis can be extended to a broader suite of conservation outcomes than biodiversity …
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La reducción de la pobreza, que afecta a más de un tercio de la población en América Latina y el Caribe, es un objetivo prioritario de las políticas públicas. A partir de un breve diagnóstico de la pobreza, este artículo discute los elementos de una estrategia integral para reducirla,...
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This study examines the spatial nature of optimal bioinvasion control. We develop a spatially explicit two-dimensional model of species spread that allows for differential control across space and time, and we solve for optimal spatial-dynamic control strategies. We find that the optimal...
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The role of economic analysis in guiding the sustainable development of estuarine and coastal ecosystems is … the conclusion that the non-material values provided by coastal and estuarine ecosystems in terms of recreational …
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