The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation: Valuation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems

In all 3 case studies, opportunity costs of biodiversity conservation in terms of benefits from coffee production and the collection and sale of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) , as well as forgone income from agriculture and forest resources are found to be high and significant. It includes a ch...

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Published in:Mountain Research and Development 2008, Vol.28 (3), p.341-343
Main Author: Glenk, Klaus
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Biodiversity
Biological diversity
Case studies
Conservation
Economics
Ecosystems
Endangered & extinct species
Environmental economics
Forest ecosystems
Forest products
Forest resources
MountainMedia
Mountains
National parks
Nonfiction
Research programs
Tropical forests
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife sanctuaries
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Summary:In all 3 case studies, opportunity costs of biodiversity conservation in terms of benefits from coffee production and the collection and sale of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) , as well as forgone income from agriculture and forest resources are found to be high and significant. It includes a chapter on "Non-timber forest products and biodiversity conservation - a study of tribals in a protected area in India": a title that has a striking resemblance to one of the case studies presented in the book reviewed here.
ISSN:0276-4741
1994-7151
DOI:10.1659/mrd.mm045