Forest ecosystems are being degraded and lost because of rapid population change and
economic incentives that make forest conversion appear more profitable than forest …

It has become clear during recent global deliberations on biodiversity conservation that
achieving Protected Area (PA) financial sustainability will require major changes in the way …

In this paper we critically examine the concept of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). It
proposes that there is an inverted U-shape relation between environmental degradation and …

The concept of sustainability lies at the core of the challenge of environment and
development and the way governments, business and environmental groups respond to it …

Lilia Domínguez. Licenciada en Economía por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México, realizó sus estudios de postgrado en las universidades de Manchester y East …

Thomas Sterner's book is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of
economic policy instruments. The book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of …

Why is natural resource exploitation not yielding greater benefits for the poor economies? In
this second edition of his landmark book, Barbier explores this paradox in three parts. Part I …

Building on the contributions of Mather and others, this paper offers an approach for
developing a more comprehensive theory of the forest transition. We argue that long-run …

The risks posed by forest destruction throughout the world are highly significant for all. Not
only are forests a critical source of timber and non-timber forest products, but they provide …

Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and
activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally" protected" for biodiversity conservation--and …