Conservation of Tropical Rainforests A Review of Financial and Strategic Solutions

Conservation of Tropical Rainforests A Review of Financial and Strategic Solutions / by Brian Joseph McFarland.

This book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical rainforests is financed. Beginning with the context of tropical deforestation, alongside an overview of tropical ecology, global environmental policy and finance, the book reviews several conservation financing instruments. These inc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McFarland, Brian Joseph (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Environmental Policy and Regulation
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Environment.
Nature conservation.
Natural resources.
Environmental management.
Environmental policy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Preface
  • 2. The Context of Tropical Rainforest Deforestation and Degradation
  • 3. Tropical Rainforest Ecology
  • 4. Global Environmental Policy
  • 5. International Finance
  • 6. The Origins and History of Conservation Finance
  • 7. Government Domestic Budgetary Expenditures
  • 8. Tax Deductions and Conservation Easements
  • 9. Government International Budgetary Expenditures
  • 10. Impact Investing
  • 11. Payments for Ecosystem Services
  • 12. Ecotourism and Private Reserves
  • 13. Debt-for-Nature Swaps
  • 14. Bioprospecting
  • 15. Green Procurement Models
  • 16. Green Bonds, Landscape Bonds, and Rainforest Bonds
  • 17. Additional Considerations for Tropical Forest Conservation Finance
  • 18. The Future of Conservation Finance.

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