Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges by Achim Steiner
English | 18 Dec. 2008 | ISBN: 1844076512 | 432 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | 18 Dec. 2008 | ISBN: 1844076512 | 432 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book comprehensively addresses the economic, social and institutional difficulties in conserving biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it provides. It covers a wide range of issues such as biodiversity, ecosystem services and valuation in the context of diverse ecosystems such as tropical forests, marine areas, wetlands and agricultural landscapes, non-timber forest products, incentives and institutions, payments for ecosystem services, governance, intellectual property rights and the protection of traditional knowledge, management of protected areas, and climate change and biodiversity.