Economic Analysis of Policies for Biodiversity Conservation
Venice International University ( Venice , Italy ), August 28-29, 2003
Thursday 28 August
Parallel session 1: RISK AND UNCERTAINTY AND INFORMATION
Policies for the management of environmental risks: environmental stabilisation the precautionary principle and invasive species.
Charles Perrings, University of York , UK
Species conservation in the face of political uncertainty
Martin Drechsler, UFZ-Centre for Environmental, Germany
Optimal forestation contracts with asymmetric information on private benefits
Signe Anthon, The Royal Veterinarian and Agricultural University , Denmark
Parallel session 2: PROPERTY RIGHTS
Property Rights instruments to reconcile conservation and development
Danilo Igliori, University of Cambridge , UK
Download Assessing the effectiveness of tradable landuse rights for biodiversity conservation: an application to Canada 's Boreal Mixedwood forest
Marian Weber, Alberta Research Council , Canada
The role of ownership in public conservation decisions
Michael Getzner, University of Klagenfurt , Austria
Parallel session 3: NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Gordon Schafer model after nearly 50 years: Status and extensions
Anders Skonhoft, Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Norway
Creating markets for habitat conservation when habitats are heterogeneous
Kenneth M. Chomitz, World Bank, USA
Conflict and conservation
Timothy Swanson, University College London , UK
Parallel session 4: OPEN
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Gardner Brown, University of Washington , USA
Managing a species that is both valuable and is a pest. local vs overall management
Anders Skonhoft, Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Norway
Information Challenges in Contract Design for Biodiversity Conservation
Tun Lin, University of Cambridge , UK
Parallel session 5: FOREST BIODIVERSITY NON-MARKET FOREST VALUES
Forest biodiversity and timber extraction: an analysis of the interaction of market and non-market mechanism
Kanchan Chopra, University of Delhi Enclave , India
Forest protection and rural economic welfare: the case of Labagoumen Nature Reserve ( China )
Sylvie Demurger, Cnrs-Cerdi , France
Policies for the Management of landscape diversity and collectively managed forests: the case of Galicia
Julia Touza-Montero, University of York , UK
Parallel Session 6: BIO-PROSPECTING
The value of habitat conservation for bioprospecting
Sean Cash, University of Alberta , Canada
Bioprospection: from the economics of contracts to reflexive governance
Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Supply side externalities in markets for genetic resources
Oliver Deke, Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW), Germany
Parallel Session 7: PREFERENCES AND POLICIES
Accounting for Preference Heterogeneity over GM Foods: An Application of the Latent Market Segmentation Model
Andreas Kontoleon, University College London , UK
The value of agricultural biodiversity in Hungarian home gardens: agri-environmental policies in a transitional economy
Ekin Birol, University College London , UK
NA Forest owners' views on incentive based instruments for biodiversity conservation in private forests- a choice experiment approach
Paula Horne, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
Parallel Session 8: ECONOMICS/ECOLOGY INTERFACE
Integrated assessment of biological invasions as a base for biodiversity policies
Felix Rauschmayer, UFZ - Center for Environmental Research , Germany
Biodiversity and economic growth: trade-offs between stabilization of the ecological system and preservation of natural dynamics
Simone Borghesi, University of Siena , Italy
Spatially cost-effective species conservation in agricultural landscapes: an ecological-economic modelling synthesis
Rolf Groeneveld, Wageningen University , The Netherlands
Friday 29 August
Parallel Session 9: NRM2: Natural Resource Management Policy
On the economics of nuisance
Anders Skonhoft, Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Norway
Wildlife conservation and management in Kenya : towards a co-management approach
John Mburu, Center for Development Research-ZEF , Germany
The 'sustainable use' of vicuna in Argentina : local and international interests
Desmond McNeill, University of Oslo , Norway
Parallel Session 10: Agricultural Diversity 1: International Agreements
NA On the impact of the CAP on crop diversity conservation: A study of Southern Italy
Salvatore Di Falco, University of York , UK
Testing alternative indicators for biodiversity conservation in old-growth boreal forests: ecology and economics
Stefan Jungcurt, Humboldt University , Germany
Domestic animal biodiversity conservation in the European Union
Gioacchino Pappalardo, Università di Catania, Italy
Parallel Session 11: FISH AND FISHERIES
Multi-output distance function for the North Sea beam trawl fishery
Phoebe Koundouri, University College London , UK
Transboundary fisheries management under uncertainty
Marita Laukkanen, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Biodiversity loss and economic value: preliminary approach to fishing activity in the Venice Lagoon
Angela Granzotto, Università di Venezia, Italy
Parallel Session 12: VALUATION AND MANAGEMENT
Reducing acidification: the benefits of increased nature quality Investigating the possibilities of the Contingent Valuation Method
Elisabeth Ruijgrok, Witteveen and Bos Consultants, The Netherlands
A benefit transfer of ecosystem values recreation in forests
Marianne Zandersen, Hamburg University , Germany
Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams
Ingo Braeuer, University of Göttingen , Germany
Parallel Session 13: DETERMINANTS OF POLICY ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVENESS
Determinants of cost-effective management agreements an Austrian implementation analysis
Marianne Penker, University of Agricultural Sciences, Austria
IIncentive Policies for Biodiversity Conservation and Protection in France : current practices and trends
Benedicte Rulleau, LAMETA, France
Policies aimed at overcoming impediments to the implementation of on-farm conservation activities
Romy Greiner, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia
Parallel Session 14: Agricultural Diversity 2: Case Studies in Agricultural and Crop Genetic Diversity
A metapopulation approach to farmer seed systems: methodology for agricultural biodiversity conservation policy
Eric Van Dusen, University of California Berkeley , USA
The microeconomics of household collection of wild coffee in Ethiopia : some policy implications for in-situ conservation of coffee arabica genetic diversity
Degnet Abebaw, ZEF-University of Bonn , Germany
Market-based incentives for conserving diversity on farms: the case of rice landraces in central Tarai , Nepal
Devendra Gauchan, University of Birmigham , UK
Parallel Session 15: MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY
Appraising diversity with an ordinal notion of similarity: an Axiomatic approach
Nicolas Gravel, IDEP-GREQAM , France
Testing alternative indicators for biodiversity conservation in old-growth boreal forests: ecology and economics
Artii Juutinen, University of Oulu , Finland
Parallel Session 16: Global Issues Global Policies
Financial support for biodiversity protection in developing countries - Does the CBD Mechanism lead to an appropriate level of biodiversity protection?
Susanne Menzel, University of Göttingen , Germany
Mechanism design to preserve the conservation value of forest related LULUCF activities under the Kyoto Protocol
Michael Obersteiner, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and IHS, Austria
Parallel Session 17: RESOURCE VALUES AND MANAGEMENT
Economic and institutional analysis of conserving crop genetic resources on farms in Hungary
Györgyi BELA, Szent István University , Gödöll , Hungary
The socio-economic value of natural riverbanks in the Netherlands
Elisabeth Ruijgrok, Witteveen and Bos Consultants, The Netherlands
Governing the commons in private forests: incentive measures and multiscalar ecosystem management
Arto Naskali, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
