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Addressing losses
through regulation and pricing
Chapter 7 focuses on ways to increase accountability
for the cost of damage to biodiversity and ecosystem
services in order to curb further losses.
to underpin all policies, aligned with the
polluter pays principle. describes the role of
and shows how economic information
can be used to inform and target regulatory
standards. analyses designed
to ensure no net loss or a net gain of biodiver-
"If we were running a business with the biosphere as our major
asset, we would not allow it to depreciate. We would ensure
that all necessary repairs and maintenance
were carried out on a regular basis."
Prof. Alan Malcolm, Chief Scientific Advisor, Institute of Biology,
IUPAC -- ThE INTERNATIoNAL UNIoN of Pure and Applied Chemistry
http://www.naturalcapitalinitiative.org.uk/34-quotes/
sity and ecosystem services. discusses the scope
and limitations of in delivering
additional conservation gains and encouraging
innovative approaches. addresses the critical need
to improve and international cooperation
in the area of . concludes
the chapter with design indicators for a
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