Creating markets for habitat conservation when habitats are heterogeneous / Timothy S. Thomas, Antonio Salazar Brandao, and Kenneth M. Chomitz.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Timothy S.

Contributor:

World Bank.

Brandão, Antonio Salazar P. (Antonio Salazar Pessôa)

Chomitz, Kenneth M.

Series:

Policy research working papers ; 3429.

World Bank e-Library.

Policy research working paper ; 3429

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity conservation--Brazil.

Biodiversity conservation.

Habitat conservation--Brazil.

Habitat conservation.

Other Title:

Policy research working paper vol. 3429

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2004]

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"A 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. Chomitz, Thomas, and Brandao 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. This paper--a product of the Infrastructure and Environment Team, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the economics of conservation"--World Bank web site.

Notes:

Title from PDF file as viewed on 10/19/2004.

Includes bibliographical references.

Publisher Number:

10.1596/1813-9450-3429