Market-based mechanisms for biodiversity conservation: A review of existing schemes and an outline for a global mechanism

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-21

  Alvarado Quesada, Irene ^a   Hein, Lars ^a   Weikard, Hans Peter ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity credits; Biodiversity markets; Market efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INCENTIVE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARKET SYSTEM; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EID: 84891662682     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0598-x     Document Type: Review

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