The ecological literature suggests that biodiversity reduces the variance of ecosystem services. Thus, conservative … biodiversity management has an insurance value to risk-averse users of ecosystem services. We analyze a conceptual ecological … and external effects of management effort on biodiversity; and (iii) the welfare loss due to free-riding may decrease or …

economics of ecosystems and biodiversity in Brazil (TEEB Brazil): gap analysis. Its main goal is to foster a better … understanding of the economic value of Brazil's biodiversity and ecosystem services, with the intent that these factors be … importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the Brazilian economy. For the empirical studies identified, we analyzed …

Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services can help us to extricate ourselves, provided we act on the knowledge they provide … so too are the opportunities. Cities can reconcile human society and biodiversity by creating environments that are …

species forming a food chain. The size of habitat determines the diversity and abundance of species. That biodiversity …

The ecological literature suggests that biodiversity reduces the variance of ecosystem services. Thus, conservative … biodiversity management has an insurance value to risk-averse users of ecosystem services. We analyze a conceptual ecological … management effort influence biodiversity; and (iii) the welfare loss due to free-riding may decrease or increase, depending on …

species forming a food chain. The size of habitat determines the diversity and abundance of species. That biodiversity …

and social science perspectives on the 'value' of ecosystems and biodiversity. Given the inherent complexity of nature it …