Money for Nothing? A Call for Empirical Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation Investments

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Authors

Paul J. Ferraro · Georgia State University

Subhrendu K. Pattanayak · Zoological Society of London

Abstract

The field of conservation policy must adopt state-of-the-art program evaluation methods to determine what works, and when, if we are to stem the global decline of biodiversity and improve the effectiveness of conservation investments.

Topics & Keywords

Economic and Environmental Valuation Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Water resources management and optimization

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Biology

Volume 4, Issue 4, pp. e105-e105

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040105

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