Conservation of Tropical Coral Reefs : A Review of Financial and Strategic Solutions / by Brian Joseph McFarland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFarland, Brian Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Environmental management.

Physical geography.

Management.

Power resources.

Conservation biology.

Environmental Sciences.

Environmental Management.

Physical Geography.

Natural Resource and Energy Economics.

Conservation Biology.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Sciences.

Environmental Management.

Physical Geography.

Management.

Natural Resource and Energy Economics.

Conservation Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (LV, 728 p. 57 illus., 47 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.

Summary:

This book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical coral reefs is financed. Beginning with the context of tropical coral reef degradation and loss, alongside an overview of tropical ecology, global environmental policy and finance, the book reviews several conservation financing instruments. These include ecotourism, debt-for-nature swaps, impact investments, and government domestic budgetary expenditures. From the Great Barrier Reef, to the Coral Triangle, to the Mesoamerican Reef, tropical coral reef degradation and loss are serious global environmental issues, contributing to loss revenue and food insecurity for coastal communities, and species extinction. Yet, many leading companies, individuals, and governments are making a positive impact on tropical coral reef conservation through the use of conservation finance. Conservation of Tropical Coral Reefs, using 30 case studies which span 23 countries and 6 continents, tells the history of international conservation finance and provides a variety of options for individuals, businesses, and governments to support conservation financing projects. Brian McFarland is the Senior Vice President at Carbonfund.org Foundation. Brian is a certified Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute, a Certified Sustainability Professional from the International Society of Sustainability Professionals, and holds dual graduate degrees in Business Administration and Global Environmental Policy. Brian has also published two previous books entitled, REDD+ and Business Sustainability and Conservation of Tropical Rainforests: A Review of Financial and Strategic Solutions.

Contents:

1. Executive Summary

2. The Context of Coral Reef Degradation and Loss

3. Coral Reef Ecology

4. Global Environmental Policy

5. International Finance

6. The Origins and History of Coral Reef Conservation Finance

7. Government Domestic Budgetary Expenditures

8. Conservation Easements

9. Government International Budgetary Expenditures

10. Impact Investing

11. Payments for Ecosystem Services

12. Ecotourism

13. Debt Conversions

14. Blue Procurement Models

15. Blue Bonds and Seascape Bonds

16. Additional Solutions

17. The Future of Coral Reef Conservation Finance

18. Concluding Thoughts About Conservation Finance.

ISBN:

9783030570125

3030570126