Paradise Lost? The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity

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List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1. Background and Overview Biodiversity as a Conservation and Scientific Issue Current Status and Prospects The Ecological Economics of Biodiversity 2. Ecological and Economic Implications of Biodiversity Loss Ecological Implications Economic Implications Summary and Conclusions: Implications for Sustainability 3. Ecological and Economic Perspectives: Convergence or Divergence? How Ecology Approaches the Problem How Economics Approaches the Problem The Pros and Cons of a Single-Discipline Approach 4. Driving Forces for Biodiversity Loss Proximate and Underlying Causes: an Overview Population Pressure Economic Incentives Institutions Culture and Ethics Part I Implications, Driving forces and perspectives Part II Analysis of Selected Systems 5. Forests Identification and Analysis Management and Policy Challenges to be Addressed 6. Wetlands Identification and Analysis Management and Policy Challenges to be Addressed 7. Estuarine and Marine Ecosystems Identification and Analysis Management and Policy Challenges to be Addressed 8. Rangelands Identification and Analysis Management and Policy Challenges to be Addressed Part III Lessons for Management and Policy 9. Instruments and Tools for Biodiversity Conservation System Boundaries and Limits: When do they Matter? Safeguards for the Future: When do they Apply? Regulations and Markets: When do they Work? Challenges to be Addressed 10. Policies and Institutions for Biodiversity Conservation International Management and Incentives Regional and National Management Local Management Challenges to be Addressed Part IV CONCLUSIONS 11. Paradise Regained: The Challenges Ahead Is a Single-Discipline Approach Sufficient? Towards an Ecological-Economiscy Synthesis The Challenges Ahead Glossary O f Selected Ecological and Economical Terms Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations References Index