Investing in nature : case studies of land conservation in collaboration with business / / William J. Ginn

• Autore: Ginn William J
• Pubblicazione: Washington, : Island Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.76/16
• Soggetto topico: Business enterprises - Environmental aspects - United States - States; Conservation of natural resources - United States - States - Finance; Land use, Rural - United States - States - Planning; Nature conservation - United States - States; Open spaces - United States - States - Finance; Public-private sector cooperation - United States - States
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyrights Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Scale of Nature -- Part I: Conservation Investment Banking -- Ch. 1: Partnering with Big Timber -- Ch. 2: Debt for Nature: The Story of the Katahdin Forest -- Ch. 3: Bankruptcy and Biodiversity -- Ch. 4: Investing with an Attitude -- Part II: Creating New Environmental Markets -- Ch. 5: Carbon and Forests -- Ch. 6: The Bank of Nature -- Part III: Incentives -- Ch. 7: Greening Business -- Ch. 8: Tax Credits for Conservation -- Ch. 9: Incentives for Working Landscapes -- Part IV: The Path Forward -- Ch. 10: If You Build It, Will They Come? -- Ch. 11: Conservation at the Scale of Nature -- Ch. 12: Crossing the Divide -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 2004, U.S. consumers spent $5.2 billion purchasing bottled water while the government only invested 5 percent of that amount to purchase critical watersheds, parks, and wildlife refuges-systems vital to clean water and healthy environments. How can we reverse the direction of such powerful economic forces?A group of dedicated business-people-turned-environmental-entrepreneurs is pioneering a new set of tools for land conservation deals and other market-based strategies. These pragmatic visionaries have already used these methods to protect millions of acres of land and to transform the practices of entire industries. They are transforming the very nature of conservation by making it profitable.Drawing on his vast experience in both business and land conservation at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), William Ginn offers a practical guide to these innovative methods and a road map to the most effective way to implement them. From conservation investment banking, to emerging markets for nature's goods and services, to new tax incentives that encourage companies to do the "right" thing, Ginn goes beyond the theories to present real-world applications and strategies. And, just as importantly, he looks at the lessons learned from what has not worked, including his own failed efforts in Papua New Guinea and TNC's controversial compatible development approach in Virginia. In an era of dwindling public resources and scarce charitable dollars, these tools reveal a new, and perhaps the only, pathway to achieving biodiversity goals and protecting our lands.Conservation professionals, students of land conservation, and entrepreneurs interested in green business will find Ginn's tales of high-finance deals involving vast tracts of pristine land both informative and exciting. More than just talk, Investing in Nature will teach you how to think big about land conservation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Investing in nature
• ISBN: 9781597267670; 1597267678; 9781429495301; 1429495308
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964812303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II