02965nam 2200673 a 450 991081377730332120200520144314.01-280-18384-597866101838450-8213-6379-410.1596/0-8213-6378-6(CKB)1000000000031594(EBL)459813(OCoLC)61230702(SSID)ssj0000087387(PQKBManifestationID)11112904(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087387(PQKBWorkID)10053827(PQKB)10016996(OCoLC)ocm57416979(MiAaPQ)EBC459813(Au-PeEL)EBL459813(CaPaEBR)ebr10085127(CaONFJC)MIL18384(OCoLC)821622406(The World Bank)ocm57416979(US-djbf)14032306(EXLCZ)99100000000003159420050711d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHow much is an ecosystem worth? assessing the economic value of conservation /IUCN, the Nature Conservancy, the World Bank1st ed.Washington, DC IUCN, the Nature Conservancy, the World Bankc2005ix,33 pages illustrations ;28 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6378-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 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 READINGThe 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 availWorld Bank e-Library.Environmental protectionEconomic aspectsEnvironmental policyEconomic aspectsEnvironmental protectionEconomic aspects.Environmental policyEconomic aspects.333.72IUCN--The World Conservation Union.Nature Conservancy (U.S.)World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813777303321How much is an ecosystem worth?3986044UNINA