Creating Markets for Habitat Conservation When Habitats Are Heterogeneous

dc.creatorChomitz, Kenneth M.
dc.creatorThomas, Timothy S.
dc.creatorSalazar Brandão, Antônio
dc.date2013-06-27T16:30:19Z
dc.date2013-06-27T16:30:19Z
dc.date2004-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:19:34Z
dc.descriptionA tradable development rights (TDR) program focusing on biodiversity conservation faces a crucial problem defining which areas of habitat should be considered equivalent. Restricting the trading domain to a narrow area could boost the range of biodiversity conserved but could increase the opportunity cost of conservation. The issue is relevant to Brazil, where TDR-like programs are emerging. Current regulations require each rural property to maintain a forest reserve of at least 20 percent, but nascent policies allow some tradability of this obligation. The authors use a simple, spatially explicit model to simulate a hypothetical state-level program. They find that wider trading domains drastically reduce landholder costs of complying with this regulation and result in environmentally preferable landscapes.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5216707/creating-markets-habitat-conservation-habitats-heterogeneous
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14234
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3429
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417072
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3429
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABANDONMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LANDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE APPROACH
dc.subjectAMAZON
dc.subjectBASIN
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON STORAGE
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER ACT
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST REGROWTH
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFURNACES
dc.subjectHABITAT CONSERVATION
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLAND COVER
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectLAND VALUE
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPARKS
dc.subjectPERMIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPERMITS
dc.subjectPLAINS
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectPLOTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRESERVATION
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSING
dc.subjectRESTORATION
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectROCKS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTRADABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED PROTECTION
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectWETLAND LOSSES
dc.subjectWETLAND MITIGATION
dc.titleCreating Markets for Habitat Conservation When Habitats Are Heterogeneous

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