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...
Economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is possibly the most powerful tool for halting the loss of biodiversity while maintaining in...
The most important issue in biodiversity conservation is how to value ecosystem services and overcome economic, social and institutional stumbling blocks to conservation. This book examines valuation across a range of diverse ecosystems including tropical forests, marine areas, wetlands and agricultural landscapes.
The most important issue in biodiversity conservation is how to value ecosystem services and overcome economic, social and institutional stumbling blo...