counter these in selected OECD countries. More specifically, the paper begins with an overview of the main biodiversity and …

benefits of land conversion for society. Accordingly, the EU Biodiversity Strategy requires the member countries to assess …

contribute to monitoring progress towards two of the 2011-2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets under the Convention on Biological … eliminate, phase out, or reform incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity and to develop and apply positive … incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Aichi Target 20 refers to the need to substantially increase …

Scientific evidence suggests that economic activity is threatening global biodiversity in ways that could severely … degrade nature's flow of ecosystem services. Yet, there is relatively little work in economics that addresses biodiversity … loss. Some economists have called for better integration of economic and ecological models to address biodiversity and the …

The topic of biodiversity loss has been the subject of a vast and growing scientific and economic literature. Species … biodiversity is projected to decrease by a further 10% by 2050. As with biodiversity, the planet has also experienced major losses … paths. This report contributes to that goal by looking at the consequences of the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem …

There are now a large number of valuation studies on the benefits of biodiversity and on ecosystem services, the … research community has focussed on ESS as the main organising framework, with some additional use of the biodiversity concept …