Harnessing Private Sector Conservation of Biodiversity
Commission Research Paper
Harnessing Private Sector Conservation of Biodiversity was released on 4 December 2001. This paper provides an economic perspective on the role the private sector can play in conservation of biodiversity. It focuses on opportunities for governments to facilitate biodiversity conservation by enabling markets to allocate resources better. Also see:
Related publications include:
- Constraints on Private Conservation: Some Challenges in Managing Australia’s Tropical Rainforests
- Creating Markets for Biodiversity: A Case Study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd
- Constraints on Private Conservation of Biodiversity
- Cost Sharing for Biodiversity Conservation: A Conceptual Framework
- A Duty of Care for the Protection of Biodiversity on Land
- Productivity Commission Submission to the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
- Productivity Commission Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage
- A Full Repairing lease: Inquiry into Ecologically Sustainable Land Management
CONTENTS
Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Foreword, Contents, Acknowledgments, Abbreviations, Overview
1 Conservation of biodiversity
1.1 Biodiversity is important
1.2 Public and private conservation of biodiversity
2 Public and private provision in perspective
2.1 Public sector conservation
2.2 Private sector conservation
2.3 Summary
3 Enabling private markets
3.1 Modifying or removing institutional constraints
3.2 Improving the competitive environment
3.3 Property rights and cost sharing principles
3.4 Creating new markets
3.5 Summary
4 Conclusion
References
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