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Environmental economics
Sub-field of economics Environmental economics is a sub-field of economics concerned with environmental issues.[1] It has become a widely studied subject due to growing environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Environmental economics "undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the economic effects of national or local environmental policies around the world. ... Environmental economics is distinguished from ecological economics in that ecological economics emphasizes the economy as a subsystem of the ecosystem with its focus upon preserving natural capital.[3] One survey of German economists found that ecological and environmental economics are different schools of economic thought, with ecological economists emphasizing "strong" sustainability and rejecting the proposition that human-made ("physical") capital can substitute for natural capital.[4] History[edit] Topics and concepts[edit] Market failure[edit] Externality[edit] Common goods and public goods[edit] Valuation[edit]
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Natural capital
Remarks from 1937 by FDR on "natural capital" and "balancing the budget of our resources" §History of the concept[edit] Natural capital is one approach to ecosystem valuation which revolves around the idea, in contrast to traditional economics, that non-human life produces essential resources. Thus, ecological health is essential to the sustainability of the economy. In Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution[2] the author claims that the global economy is within a larger economy of natural resources and ecosystem services that sustain us. In a traditional economic analysis of the factors of production, natural capital would usually be classified as "land" distinct from traditional "capital". The term 'natural capital' was first used by in 1973 by E.F. Within the international community, the basic principle is not controversial, but there is significant controversy over methods of valuing different aspects of ecological health and natural capital. §See also[edit]
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Wild Wealth, a new documentary of biodiversity
In a joint collaboration, National Geographic and the IDB produce a film on five regions Share the video - Sign up to watch the sneak preview on June 20 Follow us in #BioBID Wild Wealth, a documentary that depicts the wealth of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean in images not previously seen, will be previewed at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development on June 20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the documentary was produced by National Geographic film crews who traveled from the Andes to the Amazon to tell five stories that illustrate the need to protect the region’s natural resources. With striking images, the film shows why Latin America and the Caribbean is considered a biodiversity superpower. Six of the world’s 10 most biodiverse countries are in the region, which is home to 33 percent of the world’s mammals, 35 percent of reptiles, and half of tropical forests.
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Risks and rewards of quantifying nature's 'ecosystem services'
Public release date: 21-Jun-2012 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Liza Lesterllester@esa.org 202-833-8773 x211Ecological Society of America How much is a stream worth? Can we put a dollar value on a wetland? The idea of trading ecosystem services has surged in popularity since the 2005 United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. "If you don't put a dollar on it, decision makers are not going to take it seriously," says symposium speaker Bobby Cochran, Executive Director of the Willamette Partnership. "Natural ecosystems provide us with numerous services, not all of which are easily quantified," says symposium organizer Emily Bernhardt of Duke University. Bernhardt has recruited a slate of speakers with opposing views on the effectiveness of compartmentalizing nature into economic services with monetary values. What variables have you measured as proxies for ecosystem services? Friday, August 10, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM, Portland Blrm 252, Oregon Convention Center.
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World governments establish biodiversity panel
Governments from more than 90 countries have agreed to establish an independent panel of scientists to assess the very latest research on the state of the planet's fragile ecosystems. The decision, which will create a body akin to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was made in Panama City this weekend, after years of negotiations. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will be responsible for producing international scientific assessments on issues such as ocean acidification and pollination, to help policy-makers to tackle the global loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems. Jurgen Freund/naturepl.com Fishing communities have their livelihoods put at risk by loss of biodiversity. An intergovernmental panel aims to tackle that threat. The themes of the panel's assessments, along with its overall budget, are to be decided at the newly established body's first plenary meeting, which is scheduled for 2013.
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The case for an ecosystem service approach to decision-making: an overview
The Earth's ecosystems supply human society with a stream of services, the sustained delivery of which remains crucial to our health, economic prosperity and personal and national security. Ecosystem services provide these benefits across a range of geographical scales (local, regional and global) and to many different groups (individuals, businesses and governments). In spite of this, ecosystem services are continually underrepresented and undervalued within decision-making situations. As a result, the capacity of ecosystems to supply a number of services—including the supply of food and freshwater, the regulation of disease and protection from natural hazards—has been degraded worldwide, with serious consequences for human wellbeing.
