How much is an ecosystem worth? : assessing the economic value of conservation / / IUCN, the Nature Conservancy, the World Bank

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : IUCN, the Nature Conservancy, the World Bank, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: ix,33 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm
• Disciplina: 333.72
• Soggetto topico: Environmental protection - Economic aspects; Environmental policy - Economic aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-33).
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: How much is an ecosystem worth?
• ISBN: 1-280-18384-5; 9786610183845; 0-8213-6379-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813777303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.