given to the economics of the utilisation and conservation of non-captive fugitive (or mobile) wildlife. The economic theory …

If markets for nature conservation services are to ensure an efficient supply, property rights need to be well defined … possible to defend. This limits the incentives for private sector entities to deliver nature conservation benefits and has … provided a rationale for public sector provision. Private Sector Conservation Enterprises (PSCEs) have the potential to fill …

for palm oil as a vegetable oil and biofuel. In tackling this conservation problem, therefore, economic factors cannot be … overlooked. This article analyses these factors and how they curtail effective orangutan conservation. Of significance are the … high opportunity costs of orangutan conservation and market failures associated with the public-goods nature of the …