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Valuation and Conservation of Biodiversity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity

Valuation and Conservation of Biodiversity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity

Buse, Ralph
Garrelts, Heiko
Markussen, Michael

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Environmental StudiesGeographyGeology

ISBN10: 3642063136
ISBN13: 9783642063138
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 14 2010
Pages: 430
Weight: 1.41
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Global and general perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity.- Global Conservation of Biodiversity from an Economic Point of View.- Financial support for biodiversity protection in developing countries - does the CBD mechanism lead to an appropriate level of biodiversity protection?.- The Cartagena Protocol: trade related measures as a means to protect biological diversity from risks deriving from genetically modified organisms.- Policy-Windows for the Declaration of Protected Areas - A Comparative Case Study of East Germany and Guatemala.- Will companies engage in the conservation of biodiversity? A prototypical model of aggregated pro-biodiverse actions of industrial companies.- Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Germany.- Problems and Prospects of the Conservation of Biodiversity in Germany.- The Designation of National Parks in German Nature Conservation Law.- Conservation management of target species or conservation of processes - Winners and losers of two different conservation strategies.- Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams.- Towards sustainable land use: Public demand for plant diversity in agricultural landscapes of central Germany.- Narrating diversity: Plants, personal knowledge and life stories in German home gardens.- Aspects of bird valuation in Brandenburg-Prussia: Towards the significance of socio-economic conditions for biodiversity perception between the 16th and 20th century.- Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Guatemala.- Prospects and Challenges for Biodiversity Conservation in Guatemala.- Calculating Incentives for Watershed Protection. A Case Study In Guatemala.- The cultural context of biodiversity conservation.- Direct payments for conservation - the importance of environmental measures in farming systems for bird populations in a fragmented landscape. A case study in Guatemala.- Land use changes and abiotic aspects as basic conditions for conservation of biodiversity in a tropical montane cloud forest (Guatemala).- Human impact on bird diversity and community structure in a tropical montane cloud forest in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with special reference to the Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno).- What drives biodiversity loss in the land of trees? A review of the economic and historical parameters causing deforestation in Guatemala.- Epilogue: A general perspective on the evaluation of interdisciplinary research.- Permanent Evaluation: An important tool for a quality assurance in interdisciplinary research.

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