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Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations

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Benefit Transfer Method
biodiversity indicators
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Discount Rate
ecological policy integration
Economic Valuation
Ecosystem Service Indicators
Ecosystem Services
ecosystem valuation methods for researchers
environmental economics
EPA Science Advisory Board
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Gdp Growth
Hanta Virus
harvest
IBGE
Non-use Values
Nonuse Values
Pr Ic
Preference Uncertainty
Primary Valuation Studies
public goods valuation
Pure Time Preference
rate
SAM Data
service
services
social
socio-cultural assessment
Stated Preference Methods
sustainability measurement
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TEEB Foundation
TEEB Study
timber
Transfer Error
Urban Heat Island
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780415501088
  • Weight: 840g
  • Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Mar 2012
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination and flood control, all of which are dependent on biodiversity. They are predominantly public goods with limited or no markets and do not command any price in the conventional economic system, so their loss is often not detected and continues unaddressed and unabated. This in turn not only impacts human well-being, but also seriously undermines the sustainability of the economic system.

It is against this background that TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project was set up in 2007 and led by the United Nations Environment Programme to provide a comprehensive global assessment of economic aspects of these issues. This book, written by a team of international experts, represents the scientific state of the art, providing a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental ecological and economic principles of measuring and valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity, and showing how these can be mainstreamed into public policies.

This volume and subsequent TEEB outputs will provide the authoritative knowledge and guidance to drive forward the biodiversity conservation agenda for the next decade.
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This volume is an output of TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity study and has been edited by Pushpam Kumar, Reader in Environmental Economics, University of Liverpool, UK. TEEB is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and supported by the European Commission, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), recently joined by Norway's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands' Ministry of Housing (VROM), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and also the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The study leader is Pavan Sukhdev, who is also Special Adviser - Green Economy Initiative, UNEP.