| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
958664
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b713034
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
How much is an ecosystem worth? : : assessing the economic value of conservation /\ IUCN, the Nature Conservancy, the World Bank.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Washington, DC :: IUCN :: Nature Conservancy :: World Bank,, ©2005.
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
1 online resource (ix, 33 pages) :: illustrations
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0821363794
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780821363799
|
|
|
:
|
0821363786
|
|
|
:
|
9780821363782
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33).
|
| Contents
|
:
|
FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ECOSYSTEMS AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE; TABLES; FIGURES; 3. VALUING ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES; BOXES; 4. APPROACHES TO VALUATION; 5. CONCLUSION; 6. FURTHER READING.
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
The international community has committed itself to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional, and national levels. Yet, despite growing awareness, and major efforts in all countries, the latest evidence indicates that biodiversity continues to be lost at a terrifying pace, resulting in what some call the greatest mass extinction since dinosaurs roamed the planet, 65 million years ago. A range of methods have been developed to value ecosystems, and the services they provide, as well as the costs of conservation. The methods avail.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Environmental policy-- Economic aspects.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Environmental protection-- Economic aspects.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Environnement-- Politique gouvernementale.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Aspect économique.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Green Business.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Environmental policy-- Economic aspects.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Environmental protection-- Economic aspects.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
NATURE-- Natural Resources.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Ökosystem
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Politique environnementale.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Umweltökonomie
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Wert
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Écosystème.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
ECOSYSTEMS.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
NATURE CONSERVATION.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Protection de l'environnement.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
FINANCIAL ASPECTS.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
333.7
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
HC79.E5H69 2005eb
|
| NLM classification
|
:
|
43.17bcl
|
|
|
:
|
UMW 030fstub
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
IUCN--The World Conservation Union.
|
|
|
:
|
Nature Conservancy (U.S.)
|
|
|
:
|
World Bank.
|