Download or read book Economics and Biological Diversity written by Jeffrey A. McNeely and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1988 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics and biological diversity; Vallues and benefits of biological diversity; Economic incentives: what they are and how they can be used to promote conservation of biological diversity; The use of economic incentives to promote conservation of biological resources at the community level; The use of incentives at the national level; International aspects of incentives systems; Mechanisms for funding incentives packages; Guidelines for using incentives to conserve biological diversity; Case studies: Perverse economic incentives; Economic incentives at the community level; The use of incentives at the national and international levels.