Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for World Economics
No 1226:
Internalizing Global Externalities from Biodiversity ; Protected Areas and Multilateral Mechanisms of Transfer
Oliver Deke
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.
Keywords: Biodiversity, International Development Assistance, GEF, Land Use, Protected Areas; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: N5,; O13,; Q2,; Q5,; Q56,; Q57; (follow links to similar papers)
57 pages, September 2004
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