Recognizing the value of biodiversity: New approaches to policy assessment

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 129-174

  White, Stephen ^a   Liekens, Inge ^c   Ninan, Karachepone ^c   Meire, Patrick ^c   Shine, Clare ^c   Tinch, Robert ^c   Wielgus, Jeffrey ^c  

^a European Commission: Dg Environment EC ^*  (Brazil)

^b Institute for European Environmental Policy   (Brazil)

^c Institute for European Environmental Policy Eftec Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)   (Brazil)

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EID: 84894876159     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849775496     Document Type: Chapter

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