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9780415855976: Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, challenges and policy implications
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ISBN 10 : 0415855977 ISBN 13 : 9780415855976
Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

Marine and coastal resources provide millions of people with their livelihoods, such as fishing and tourism, and a range of critical additional 'ecosystem services', from biodiversity and culture to carbon storage and flood protection. Yet across the world, these resources are fast-diminishing under the weight of pollution, land clearance, coastal development, overfishing, natural disasters and climate change.

This book shows how economic instruments can be used to incentivize the conservation of marine and coastal resources. It is shown that traditional approaches to halt the decline focus on regulating against destructive practices, but to little effect. A more successful strategy could be to establish schemes such as payments for ecosystem services (PES), or incorporate an element of financial incentives into existing regulatory mechanisms. Examples, both terrestrial and marine, from across the world suggest that PES can work to protect both livelihoods and environments.

But to succeed, it is shown that these schemes must be underpinned by robust research, clear property rights, sound governance structures, equitable benefit sharing, and sustainable finance. Case studies are included from south and east Asia, Latin America, Africa and Australia. The book explores the prospects and challenges, and draws lessons from PES and PES-like programmes from across the globe.

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À propos de l'auteur

Essam Yassin Mohammed is an Environmental Economist at the International Institute for Environment and Development, London, UK.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415855977
ISBN 13 
9780415855976
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Éditeur
Mohammed Essam Yassin
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Personne responsable
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