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Valuation studies have considerably increased our knowledge of the value of ecosystems. Their usefulness has often been undermined, however, by a failure to properly frame them so as to address the specific question of interest. Unfortunately, environmental advocates in the media,...
1.1.1 Watersheds cover almost half of the developing world land mass and provide services of decreasing quality a nd quantity despite increasing demand. They are potentially the world’s largest asset class after real estate, if markets can be developed around them. As markets for these...
Esta presentación hace un resumen de los metodos de valoración económica de bienes y servicios ambientales, tambien nos muestra el concepto y las características de los bienes ambientales, haciendo diferencia entre los bienes y servicios ambientales. DEspues entra en el tema de Pago...
The plea for a sustainable development path and the need to cope with transboundary and global
pollution issues requires the development of new and effective policies in which economic instruments have an important role to play.
The importance of economic instruments for...
It is widely appreciated that insufficient investment is being made in conserving biodiversity, and
that innovative approaches are required for generating the additional financial support required for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The need for additional...
Insufficient investment is being made in protected areas, and innovative approaches are required for generating the additional financial support required.
The need for additional resources arises from the imbalance between a country's needs for managing protected areas on the one...
This report was prepared for a hemisphere-wide project entitled “Payments for Environmental Services in the Americas.” Sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by Programa Salvadoreño de Investigación Sobre Desarollo y Medio Ambiente (PRISMA), the initiative explores the...
Se presenta un diagnóstico de la situación forestal en Costa Rica y la transición de la etapa de deforestación y deterioro, a la etapa de reforestación. Se hace un análisis de la evolución de las leyes forestales, de la creación de entidades como el Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento...
Este docuemento contiene como se formo COBINABE, cuales son sus estrategias y sus objetivos. También hace una descripción de la cuenca del Río Bermejo. Los logros en Argentina y los logros en Bolivia.
Este documento se elaboró en el marco del Proyecto: “Desafíos y propuestas para una implementación más efectiva de instrumentos económicos en la gestión ambiental en América Latina y El Caribe”, desarrollado por la División de Medio Ambiente y Asentamientos Humanos de la Comisión...
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