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"A tradable development rights (TDR) program focusing on biodiversity conservation faces a crucial problem defining which areas of habitat should be considered equivalent. Restricting the trading domain to a narrow area could boost the range of biodiversity conserved but could increase the opportunity cost of conservation. The issue is relevant to Brazil, where TDR-like programs are emerging. Current regulations require each rural property to maintain a forest reserve of at least 20 percent, but nascent policies allow some tradability of this obligation. Chomitz, Thomas, and Brandao use a simple, spatially explicit model to simulate a hypothetical state-level program. They find that wider trading domains drastically reduce landholder costs of complying with this regulation and result in environmentally preferable landscapes. This paper--a product of the Infrastructure and Environment Team, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the economics of conservation"--World Bank web site.
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Practical measures to reduce the impacts of development on terrestrial wildlife, promoting ecologically sustainable development.
Sustainable development. --- Wildlife conservation. --- Habitat (Ecology) --- Environmental policy. --- Natural resources --- Habitat conservation. --- Management.
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Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and contain a diverse array of species, habitats and ecosystems. As many as 100 million species live in our oceans, contributing to a rich biodiversity far exceeding that found on land. Marine extinction risk has ramped up rapidly in the past 50 years, to converge upon the level of risk seen on land. People use and benefit from oceans and coasts in a number of important ways – through recreational activities, coastal living, tourism, fishing, shipping, and exploiting reserves of oil, gas and minerals found beneath the sea floor in many parts of the world. What are the human and climate change-related impacts on Australia’s fragile ocean ecology and marine habitats? Which species are most at risk? How is Australia conserving its rich marine environment, including the unique Great Barrier Reef? This book presents the latest key information on Australia’s ocean conservation and management approaches, fisheries and seafood sustainability, and reef management and marine pollution. Are our current efforts to preserve the treasures of our mostly aquatic planet only amounting to a mere drop in the ocean?
Marine resources conservation --- Marine resources --- Marine habitat conservation --- Climatic changes --- Management --- Effect of human beings on --- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) --- Environmental conditions. --- Management. --- Effect of human beings on.
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In Landscape Linkages and Biodiversity experts explain biological diversity conservation, focusing on the need for protecting large areas of the most diverse ecosystems, and connecting those ecosystems with land corridors to allow species to move among them more easily.
Relation between energy and economics --- United States --- Energy policy. --- Renewable energy sources. --- Sustainable development. --- Energy policy --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Alternate energy sources --- Alternative energy sources --- Energy sources, Renewable --- Sustainable energy sources --- Energy and state --- Power resources --- State and energy --- Environmental aspects --- Government policy --- Economic development --- Renewable natural resources --- Agriculture and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Renewable energy sources --- E-books --- Biodiversity conservation. --- Habitat conservation. --- Conservation of habitat --- Habitat preservation --- Habitat protection --- Habitat (Ecology) --- Preservation of habitat --- Protection of habitat --- Nature conservation --- Biodiversity --- Biological diversity conservation --- Conservation of biodiversity --- Diversity conservation, Biological --- Gender mainstreaming in biodiversity conservation --- Maintenance of biological diversity --- Preservation of biological diversity --- Conservation of natural resources --- Ecosystem management --- Conservation --- Protection --- United States of America --- Biodiversity conservation --- Habitat conservation
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It has proved hard to establish national parks in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, where inhabitants are resistant to change. This text explores the alternatives of integrated conservation and development projects & related initiatives.
Rain forest conservation --- Deforestation --- Forest ecology --- Non-timber forest resources --- Sustainable forestry --- Habitat conservation --- Ecotourism --- Control --- Environmental Sciences and Forestry. Forestry --- Forest Economics --- CON Bioconservation --- Latin America --- bioconservation --- conservation --- forest conservation --- nature conservation --- tropical forests --- Forest Economics. --- E-books --- Non-timber forest products --- Eco-tourism --- Eco-travel --- Ecological tourism --- Ecotravel --- Environmental tourism --- Green tourism --- Nature tourism --- Tourism --- Conservation of habitat --- Habitat preservation --- Habitat protection --- Habitat (Ecology) --- Preservation of habitat --- Protection of habitat --- Nature conservation --- Forest productivity, Maintenance of long-term --- Long-term forest productivity, Maintenance of --- Maintenance of long-term forest productivity --- Forests and forestry --- Sustainable agriculture --- Forest resources, Non-timber --- Non-wood forest products --- Nontimber forest products --- Nontimber forest resources --- Forest products --- Ecology --- Conversion, Forest --- Depletion of forests --- Disforestation --- Forest conversion --- Forest depletion --- Forest-land conversion --- Clearing of land --- Forest fires --- Plants --- Forest conservation --- Conservation --- Protection --- Extinction --- Forest ecosystems --- Rain forest conservation - Latin America. --- Deforestation - Control - Latin America. --- Forest ecology - Latin America. --- Non-timber forest resources - Latin America. --- Sustainable forestry - Latin America. --- Habitat conservation - Latin America. --- Ecotourism - Latin America.
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Hunting and gathering societies. --- Human ecology. --- Sustainable development. --- Chasseurs-cueilleurs --- Ecologie humaine --- Développement durable --- Habitat conservation --- Biodiversity conservation --- Biodiversity --- Biological diversity conservation --- Conservation of biodiversity --- Diversity conservation, Biological --- Gender mainstreaming in biodiversity conservation --- Maintenance of biological diversity --- Preservation of biological diversity --- Conservation of natural resources --- Ecosystem management --- Conservation of habitat --- Habitat preservation --- Habitat protection --- Habitat (Ecology) --- Preservation of habitat --- Protection of habitat --- Nature conservation --- Finance. --- Conservation --- Protection --- Conservation of Natural Resources --- Finance --- economics --- E-books --- Carrying Capacity --- Deforestation --- Desertification --- Environmental Protection --- Natural Resources Conservation --- Protection, Environmental --- Capacities, Carrying --- Capacity, Carrying --- Carrying Capacities --- Conservation, Natural Resources --- Natural Resources --- Protected areas --- Lands, Preserved --- Lands, Protected --- Preserved lands --- Protected lands --- Reserves (Protected areas) --- Public lands --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Food gathering societies --- Gathering and hunting societies --- Hunter-gatherers --- Hunting, Primitive --- Ethnology --- Subsistence hunting --- Environmental aspects --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Effect of human beings on --- Human ecology --- History. --- California --- Environmental conditions --- Hunting and gathering societies
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