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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 2 - Appendices

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


Table 3.1.4 Responses to the question 'Where economic and voluntary/social measures are not adequately protecting biodiversity, which of the following regulatory mechanisms do you think are likely to be effective in providing added protection? (Answer yes or no).'


                                                                                             
                                                                 Yes Responses               
                                                                 by Sector (%)               

                                 Overall           Agricultural  Conservation   Ecotourism   

Legislation to protect habitat   79                62            90             89           

Zoning laws to control use       77                61            87             87           

Contractual management           78                80            77             76           
agreements                                                                                   

Fines for failure to protect     54                42            67             67           
biodiversity                                                                                 

Loss of existing land/water use  59                52            68             52           
rights                                                                                       


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