Biodiversity is often adversely affected by human activities. This reduces social welfare but may be external to … private economic decisions. Consequently, these external effects on biodiversity need to be considered explicitly in economic … models, which is only partly reflected in the literature. So far, biodiversity is mostly treated only implicitly in multiple …

biodiversity-enhancing land-use measures being carried out regularly, yet due to uncertain political commitment the periodical …

Optimal management of biodiversity at the national level, even if achievable, is not necessarily consistent with a …

This work examines the impact that economic growth can have on biodiversity and on the ecological dynamics that would … naturally emerge in the absence of human activity. The loss of biodiversity may induce policy-makers to implement defensive … exist in the absence of human intervention. This suggests that there might exist a conflict between preserving biodiversity …

This paper introduces and surveys ecological-economic analysis and valuation of biodiversity. Furthermore, the notion … and application of economic, monetary valuation of biodiversity is critically evaluated. A classification of biodiversity … values is offered, based on a system of logical relationships among biodiversity, ecosystems, species and human welfare …