Resource-based models of species competition have been introduced recently as an alternative to the classical theory … optimal or the natural equilibrium. We also develop an approach for unifying equilibrium price theory with Tilman ecological …

In this paper I address the question of exactly how to measure biodiversity by reviewing and conceptually comparing … ecological and economic measures of biodiversity. It turns out that there are systematic differences between these two classes of … measures, which are related to a difference in the philosophical perspective on biodiversity between ecologists and economists …

"Biodiversity prospecting" has been touted as a mechanism for both discovering new pharmaceutical products and saving …

The use of private capital to finance biodiversity conservation and restoration is a new practice in sustainable … finance. This study sheds light on this new practice. First, we provide a conceptual framework that lays out how biodiversity … types of financing is the "monetization" of biodiversity, that is, the extent to which investments in biodiversity can …

The use of private capital to finance biodiversity conservation and restoration is a new practice in sustainable … finance. This study sheds light on this new practice. First, we provide a conceptual framework that lays out how biodiversity … types of financing is the “monetization” of biodiversity, that is, the extent to which investments in biodiversity can …

We explore the economic effects of biodiversity loss by developing an ecologically-founded model that captures how …, which depends, among other things, on the distribution of biodiversity losses across ecosystem functions. We discuss how … these fragility measures can help policymakers assess the risks induced by biodiversity loss and prioritize conservation …

biodiversity loss in Ghana between the period 1965-1995. In the first part of the analysis, a four-equation recursive model … biodiversity loss. The overall results indicate that cocoa land expansion and timber production, but not maize land expansion, are … reduced. The rate of biodiversity loss also reduced in the post-adjustment period. Changes in relative output and input prices …