The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity in national and international policy making / edited by Patrick ten Brink

"Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development"--T.p. verso

"An Output of TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity."

Includes bibliographical references and index

PART I : THE NEED FOR ACTION: The global biodiversity crisis and related policy challenge -- Framework and guiding principles for the policy response -- PART II : MEASURING WHAT WE MANAGE : INFORMATION TOOLS FOR DECISION MAKERS: Strengthening indicators and accounting systems for natural capital -- Recognizing the value of biodiversity : new approaches to policy assessment -- PART III : AVAILABLE SOLUTIONS : INSTRUMENTS FOR BETTER STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL CAPITAL: Rewarding benefits through payments and markets -- Reforming subsidies -- Addressing the losses through regulation and pricing -- Recognizing the value of protected areas -- Investing in ecological infrastructure -- PART IV : THE ROAD AHEAD: Transforming our approach to natural capital : the way forward

"Policy-makers who factor the planet's multi-trillion-dollar ecosystem services into their national and international investment strategies are likely to see far higher rates of return and stronger economic growth in the 21st century. Some countries have already made the link to a limited extent and are glimpsing benefits in terms of jobs, livelihoods and economic returns that outstrip those wedded to older economic models of the previous century." This report "calls on policy-makers to accelerate, scale-up and embed investments in the management and restoration of ecosystems. It also calls for more sophisticated cost benefit analysis before policy-decisions are made."--UNEP