Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/17770 
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Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1226
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for World Economics (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
Biodiversity can sometimes only be preserved if natural habitats are excluded from human uses. Such protection measures generate positive externalities at the global scale. This holds especially for protection in developing countries that host great parts of global biodiversity. For internalization, financial resources are raised on a multilateral basis and transferred to the host countries. This paper reviews the rationale for protected areas and transfer payments and summarizes empirical data. The resources provided through multilateral mechanisms - even together with official bilateral aid and private spending - fall short of estimated needs for effective protected area systems in developing countries.
Subjects: 
Biodiversity
International Development Assistance
GEF
Land Use
Protected Areas
JEL: 
Q5
Q2
O13
N5
Q57
Q56
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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