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REIMBURSING THE FUTURE:

An evaluation of motivational, voluntary, price-based, property-right, and regulatory incentives for the conservation of biodiversity

PART 1

A report by M.D. Young, N. Gunningham, J. Elix, J. Lambert, B. Howard, P. Grabosky and E. McCrone
Prepared by CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, the Australian Centre for Environmental Law, and Community Solutions
January 1996

Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 9
Biodiversity Unit

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Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Background
• Biodiversity's Special Features
• This Report
• The Future for Australia's Biodiversity: A Vision
• How Do We Get There?
• National Goals and Guidelines
• Opportunities

RECOMMENDATIONS

• A Policy Framework
• Opportunities for Building Institutional Capacity
• Developing a Range of Incentive Instruments
• Opportunities to Finance Biodiversity Conservation

PREFACE

PROJECT BRIEF AND METHODOLOGY

• The Project Brief
• Methodology

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 What is Biodiversity?
• 1.2 Why is Biodiversity Conservation Important?
• 1.3 Australia's Status and Record
• 1.4 Conservation Measures
• 1.4 Why Strive for Ecological Sustainable Use?
• 1.5 Key Objectives

Chapter 2: THREATS, INSTRUMENTS AND MECHANISMS

• 2.1 Fundamental Causes
• 2.2 Underlying Causes
• 2.3 Threatening Processes
• 2.4 What Australia is Doing
• 2.5 What the World is Doing

Chapter 3: WHAT PEOPLE TELL US

• 3.1 Methodology
• 3.2 Overview of General Community Consultations
• 3.3 Overview of Ecotourism Consultations
• 3.4 Allocating Responsibility and Supporting Stakeholders
• 3.5 The Aboriginal Perspective
• 3.6 Discussions and Conclusions

Chapter 4: SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Overview
• 4.3 WA Wheatbelt Case Study
• 4.4 Macquarie Marsh Case Study
• 4.5 Rangelands Case Study
• 4.6 NSW Fisheries Case Study
• 4.7 Kangaroo Island Case Study
• 4.8 Wet Tropics Case Study
• 4.9 The Top-End and Kimberley Case Study Summary

Chapter 5: INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Building Community and Institutional Capacity
• 5.3 Conclusion

Chapter 6: DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR POLICY INSTRUMENTS

• 6.1 Individual Evaluation Criteria - Measuring Success
• 6.2 What types of Policy Instruments Can We Use?
• 6.3 Motivational, Educational and Infromation Instruments
• 6.4 Voluntary Incentives
• 6.5 Property-Right Instruments
• 6.6 Pricing Mechanisms
• 6.7 Rerlatory Instruments and Mechanisms
• 6.8 Conclusion

Chapter 7: DESIGN OPTIMAL POLICY MIXES

• 7.1 The Need for a New Approach
• 7.2 Biodiversity's Special Features
• 7.3 Design Criteria
• 7.4 Towards an Optimal Policy Mix
• 7.5 Reimbursement, Compensation and Cost Internalisation
• 7.6 Other Ingredients of Successful Policy Mixes
• 7.7 Conclusion

Chapter 8: OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 A Policy Framework
• 8.3 Overview of Preceding Chapters
• 8.4 National Goals and Guidelines
• 8.5 Opportunities for Building Institutional Capacity
• 8.6 Developing a Range of Incentive Instruments
• 8.7 Opportunities to Finance Biodiversity Conservation
• 8.8 A Vision for The Way Forward

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

PART 2 - Appendices