Patterns of behavior in biodiversity preservation (English)

Conservation budgets are limited, so it is right to ask of biodiversity programs, What should be preserved? How much should be preserved? Where? Recent papers on optimal preservation policy have tried to integrate three considerations: the relative uniqueness of different species or habitats, the degree of risk to their continued survival, and the opportunity cost of the resources needed to enhance their prospects for survival. It is natural to ask...

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Metrick, Andrew;

Weitzman, Martin L.;
Document Date
1994/09/30
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1358
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
United States,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Patterns of behavior in biodiversity preservation
Keywords
endangered species list

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Metrick, Andrew; Weitzman, Martin L..

Patterns of behavior in biodiversity preservation (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1358 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/769531468781789717

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