ENVR 4050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ecosystem Management, Ecosystem Services, Ecotourism
16 Dec 2019
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Envr 4050 november 1, 2019 ecosystem economics issues. Functional relationships between flora and fauna (abiotic and biotic) Objectives: step c of the iucn steps. Identify economic and political issues that affect ecosystems: ecosystem services, political choices, recognizing potential gains from management, there is usually a need to understand and manage the ecosystem in an economic context. Principles: 4) any such ecosystem-management program should, reduce those market distortions that adversely affect biological diversity, align incentives to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable use; and. It is also important to understand and try to quantify the economic benefits that will result from better management of the ecosystem: such economic analysis will be an ongoing activity. Ecosystem services: the benefits people derive from ecosystems , the value (importance) of ecosystems to human welfare is still underestimated and not fully recognized in everyday planning and decision -making, benefits of their services are not. Identify different institutions and ecosystem services that are relevant to your goals.
