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URL http://hdl.handle.net/10419/107010
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Title (Primary) Capturing ecosystem service opportunities: a practice-oriented framework for selecting economic instruments in order to enhance biodiversity and human livelihoods
Author Rode, J. ORCID logo ; Wittmer, H. ORCID logo ; Emerton, L.; Schröter-Schlaack, C. ORCID logo
Source Titel UFZ Discussion Papers
Year 2015
Department OEKON; UPOL
Volume 3/2015
Page To 30
Language deutsch
Keywords Conservation management; ecosystem services; economic instruments; assessment framework
UFZ wide themes RU6;
Abstract Practitioners in the fields of sustainable development, land management, and biodiversity conservation are increasingly interested in using economic instruments that promise “win-win” solutions for conservation and human livelihoods. However, practitioners often lack guidance for selecting and implementing suitable economic approaches that take the specific local needs and the cultural, legal, and ecological context into account. This paper extracts from the academic debate a series of key aspects to be considered by practitioners who wish to accomplish change of behaviour via economic approaches. The paper then presents a practice-oriented framework for identifying the “ecosystem service opportunities” to conserve biodiversity and improve livelihoods in a specific local setting, and for pre-selecting suitable economic instruments. The framework is illustrated by describing its application in two pilot sites of the ECO-BEST project in Thailand, as part of which it was developed and road-tested.
Persistent UFZ Identifier https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=16286
Rode, J., Wittmer, H., Emerton, L., Schröter-Schlaack, C. (2015):
Capturing ecosystem service opportunities: a practice-oriented framework for selecting economic instruments in order to enhance biodiversity and human livelihoods
UFZ Discussion Papers 3/2015
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 30 S.