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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)

TEEB cover This is the interim report of a comprehensive study on the economic values of ecosystems and biodiversity. It outlines the costs to society of a 'business as usual' scenario of environmental degradation, presents some key outstanding challenges and presents policies that could be used to address them.

Pavan Sukhdev and Study Leader 2008

Benefits and Costs of Forest Biodiversity: Economic Theory and Case Study Evidence

Katrina Mullan and Andreas Kontoleon 2008

Building Biodiversity Business

Joshua Bishop, Sachin Kapila, Frank Hicks, Paul Mitchell and and Francis Vorhies 2008

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