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Ecosystem for sale
On the oddity of privatizing nature |
Erik Hoffner |
18 Mar 2008 |
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| Given the uncertainty accruing to traditional investments in today's economy, here's a trend to consider: the monetizing of ecosystem services. One of the first public discussions of this, the Biodiversity & Ecosystem Finance Summit taking place in New York this weekend, aims to answer this question: how can financiers and corporations take a lead in biodiversity and ecosystem conservation? (I can think of a few ways, yes.) Welcome to the developing area of 'biod ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, business, Virginia, wetlands (all these topics) |
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