LEADER 02965nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910813777303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-18384-5 010 $a9786610183845 010 $a0-8213-6379-4 024 7 $a10.1596/0-8213-6378-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000031594 035 $a(EBL)459813 035 $a(OCoLC)61230702 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087387 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11112904 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087387 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053827 035 $a(PQKB)10016996 035 $a(OCoLC)ocm57416979 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459813 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459813 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10085127 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL18384 035 $a(OCoLC)821622406 035 $a(The World Bank)ocm57416979 035 $a(US-djbf)14032306 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000031594 100 $a20050711d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aHow much is an ecosystem worth? $eassessing the economic value of conservation /$fIUCN, the Nature Conservancy, the World Bank 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cIUCN, the Nature Conservancy, the World Bank$dc2005 215 $aix,33 pages $cillustrations ;$d28 cm 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6378-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 31-33). 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 330 $aThe international community has committed itself to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional, and national levels. Yet, despite growing awareness, and major efforts in all countries, the latest evidence indicates that biodiversity continues to be lost at a terrifying pace, resulting in what some call the greatest mass extinction since dinosaurs roamed the planet, 65 million years ago. A range of methods have been developed to value ecosystems, and the services they provide, as well as the costs of conservation. The methods avail 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aEnvironmental protection$xEconomic aspects 606 $aEnvironmental policy$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aEnvironmental protection$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a333.72 712 02$aIUCN--The World Conservation Union. 712 02$aNature Conservancy (U.S.) 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813777303321 996 $aHow much is an ecosystem worth?$93986044 997 $aUNINA