The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation write by K. N. Ninan. This book was released on 2012. The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is possibly the most powerful tool for halting the loss of biodiversity while maintaining incomes and livelihoods. Yet rarely have such approaches been applied to tropical forest ?hotspots?, which house the vast majority of the planets plant and animal species. This ground-breaking work is the most comprehensive and detailed examination of the economics of environmental valuation and biodiversity conservation to date. Focusing on the Western Ghats of India, one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the world, this volume looks at a cross-section of local communities living within or near sanctuaries and reserve forests such as coffee growers, indigenous people and farmers-cum-pastoralists to assess the use and non-use values that people derive from tropical forests. It also looks at the extent of their dependence on forests for various goods and services, and examines their perceptions and attitudes towards biodiversity conservation and wildlife protection. The book concludes with an assessment of the institutional alternatives and policies for promoting biodiversity conservation through economic valuation methods. Related titles Economics for Collaborative Environmental Management (2005) 1-84407-095-6
The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation
The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation write by Stephen Polasky. This book was released on 2002. The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Taking an economic perspective on the pressing issue of conserving the earth's biological diversity, this authoritative volume will be an essential addition to library collections.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise write by Joshua Bishop. This book was released on 2013-06-17. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a product of the TEEB study (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity). It provides important evidence of growing corporate concern about biodiversity loss and offers examples of how leading companies are taking action to conserve biodiversity and to restore ecosystems. This book reviews indicators and drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline, and shows how these present both risks and opportunities to all businesses. It examines the changing preferences of consumers for nature-friendly products and services, and offers examples of how companies are responding. The book also describes recent initiatives to enable businesses to measure, value and report their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The authors review a range of practical tools to manage biodiversity risks in business, with examples of how companies are using these tools to reduce costs, protect their brands and deliver real business value. The book also explores the emergence of new business models that deliver biodiversity benefits and ecosystem services on a commercial basis, the policy enabling frameworks needed to stimulate investment and entrepreneurship to realize such opportunities, and the obstacles that must be overcome. The book further examines how businesses can align their actions in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services with other corporate responsibility initiatives, including community engagement and poverty reduction. Finally, the book concludes with a summary and recommendations for action.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making write by Patrick ten Brink. This book was released on 2012-09-10. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative drawing attention to local, national and global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, the benefits of investing in natural capital, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions. Drawing on a team of more than one hundred authors and reviewers, this book demonstrates the value of ecosystems and biodiversity to the economy, society and individuals. It underlines the urgency of strategic policy making and action at national and international levels, and presents a rich evidence base of policies and instruments in use around the world and a wide range of innovative solutions. It highlights the need for new public policy to reflect the appreciation that public goods and social benefits are often overlooked and that we need a transition to decision making which integrates the many values of nature across policy sectors. It explores the range of instruments to reward those offering ecosystem service benefits, such as water provision and climate regulation. It looks at fiscal and regulatory instruments to reduce the incentives of those running down our natural capital, and at reforming subsidies such that they respond to current and future priorities. The authors also consider two major areas of investment in natural capital - protected areas and investment in restoration. Overall the book underlines the needs and ways to transform our approach to natural capital, and demonstrates how we can practically take into account the value of ecosystems and biodiversity in policy decisions - at national and international levels - to promote the protection of our environment and contribute to a sustainable economy and to the wellbeing of societies.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations write by Pushpam Kumar. This book was released on 2012-12-20. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination and flood control, all of which are dependent on biodiversity. They are predominantly public goods with limited or no markets and do not command any price in the conventional economic system, so their loss is often not detected and continues unaddressed and unabated. This in turn not only impacts human well-being, but also seriously undermines the sustainability of the economic system. It is against this background that TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project was set up in 2007 and led by the United Nations Environment Programme to provide a comprehensive global assessment of economic aspects of these issues. This book, written by a team of international experts, represents the scientific state of the art, providing a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental ecological and economic principles of measuring and valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity, and showing how these can be mainstreamed into public policies. This volume and subsequent TEEB outputs will provide the authoritative knowledge and guidance to drive forward the biodiversity conservation agenda for the next decade.
