Presents the state-of-the-art of model-based integration of ecology and economics in the field of biodiversity conservation.

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decompositi

The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where t

This book reflects current developments in the economics of agrobiodiversity and focuses its attention on the role agrobiodiversity can have for economic develo

Sustainable development, climate policy, biodiversity conservation – all these represent flash points at the intersection of environmental science, economics,