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Prioritising and evaluating biodiversity projects
(Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, 2011)
Funds available for biodiversity projects are scarce. Choices must therefore be made on how to use limited resources most effectively, and such decisions should be based on clear and measurable objectives for achievement ...
An overview of prioritisation and evaluation approaches for biodiversity projects
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance., 2012-02)
The need for biodiversity conservation has been
recognised for at least 25 years.
Conserving biodiversity is a big challenge
‘We cannot preserve everything ... The laws of
economics apply to diversity’ Weitzman 1992.
Opportunism ...
Is economics being outcompeted in environmental decision making?
(University of Melbourne. Faculty of Agriculture and Food Systems., 2009)
Economists are in danger of being outcompeted in environmental decision making by researchers from other disciplines. Decision makers need information to be able to evaluate and to make choice. Economists apply considerable ...
Output measurement in evaluation of ecosystem protection programmes
(Environmental Economics Research Group. Department of Economics, University of Stirling, UK, 1995-06)
Protection of species and ecosystems from damage by introduced species typically involves use of
taxpayer funds. Governments are increasingly concerned to ensure value for money is achieved,
and request evaluation of these ...
The sustainability and cost-effectiveness of water storage projects on Canterbury rivers: the Opihi River case
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2010-08)
There is an increasing demand for water resources in the Canterbury region. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows, which has resulted in adverse affects to river ecology. In an effort to ...
Evaluating the sustainability of impounded river systems and the cost-effectiveness of dam projects: an ecosystem services approach
(Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, 2011-02)
In recent times, there has been increasing demand in the Canterbury region of New Zealand for the abstraction of water from rivers. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows and has adversely ...
State and Not-For-Profit delivery of species conservation: cost utility analysis of multiple-species projects
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2008-08)
Conservation of species is challenging, and there is continuing interest in finding more effective means to achieve conservation goals. State provision of conservation occurs in many countries, alongside a growing range ...
Costs, effectiveness, evaluation of biodiversity projects
Conservation requires hard choices.‘We cannot preserve everything ... The laws of economics apply todiversity’ Weitzman 1992.Failure to use economic analyses will result in less conservationgains than are potentially ...
Success and cost effectiveness of multi-species projects
Species loss is widely recognised as one of the most seriousenvironmental problems nations face. Of 142 nations compared against a wide variety of indicatorsNew Zealand is considered to be performing worst in terms ...
Economic analyses to aid nature conservation decision making
(Cambridge University Press, 2005-07)
Nature conservation can often be costly and the resources available are often less than are required. Resource allocations and expenditures for nature conservation have an opportunity cost in terms of foregone projects, ...