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Informationen zum Autor Pieter J. H. van Beukering is an Associate Professor in the field of environmental economics at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of VU University Amsterdam. Most of his research work takes place in Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Africa, with a strong focus on natural resource management, economic valuation and poverty alleviation. Elissaios Papyrakis is a Senior Researcher in environmental economics and climate change at VU University Amsterdam, and a senior lecturer in economics at the University of East Anglia. His work involves both theoretical and empirical analysis in development and environmental economics, with a particular emphasis on the economics of climate change, sustainable development and environmental management. Jetske Bouma is a Senior Researcher at the IVM, VU University Amsterdam. She specializes in community-based natural resource management and the conditions for collective action, and her current work focuses on conservation–development trade-offs and synergies, community co-management and effective policy design. Roy Brouwer is Professor and Head of the Department of Environmental Economics at IVM, VU University Amsterdam and also Professor of Water Economics at the Dutch National Research Programme 'Living with Water'. He is a recipient of a National Research Flagship Fellowship Award from CSIRO, Australia, for his work on water economics. Klappentext Presents new evidence from more than twenty countries on the role of ecosystems in supporting the livelihoods of the poor. Zusammenfassung Based on eighteen studies in more than twenty developing countries! this book explores the role of biodiversity-! marine-! forest-! water- and land-related ecosystem services in supporting the livelihoods of the poor around the world. The authors present innovative management opportunities that improve local livelihoods and alleviate poverty while enhancing ecosystem protection. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. The economics of ecosystem services and poverty Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Elissaios Papyrakis, Jetske Bouma and Roy Brouwer; Part I. Biodiversity-related Ecosystem Services Jetske Bouma: 2. Park-people conflicts, rhino conservation and poverty alleviation in Nepal Bhim Adhikari, Duncan Knowler, Mahesh Poudyal and Wolfgang Haider; 3. Rural poverty and human-elephant conflicts in Sri Lanka Ron Janssen, L. H. P. Gunaratne, Roy Brouwer, Vithanarachchige D. N. Ayoni, Priyanga K. Premarathne and H. P. L. K. Nanayakkara; 4. Poverty, livelihoods and the conservation of nature in biodiversity hotspots around the world Jetske Bouma, K. J. Joy and Maronel Steyn; Part II. Marine-related Ecosystem Services Pieter J. H. van Beukering: 5. The role of marine protected areas in alleviating poverty in the Asia-Pacific Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Lea M. Scherl and Craig Leisher; 6. Economics of conservation for the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area in Vietnam Nam Pham Khanh and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; 7. A multi-criteria approach to equitable fishing rights allocation in South Africa's Western Cape Ron Janssen, Alison R. Joubert and Theodor J. Stewart; Part III. Forest-related Ecosystem Services Pieter J. H. van Beukering: 8. Greening the charcoal chain in Tanzania Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Sebastiaan M. Hess, Eric E. Massey, Sabina L. Di Prima, Victor G. Makundi, Kim van der Leeuw and Godius Kahyarara; 9. Payments for environmental services in the protected areas of the Philippines Sebastiaan M. Hess, Eugenia C. Bennagen, Anabeth Indab-San Gregorio, Janet A. R. Amponin and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; 10. The copper curse and forest degradation in Zambia Elissaios Papyrakis, Muyeye Chambwera, Sebastiaan M. Hess and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; 11. Institutions and forest management in the Swat region of Pakistan Gideon Kruseman and Lorenzo Pellegrini; Part IV. Water-related Ecosystem Services Roy Brouwer ...
