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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 3.1.6 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)'


                                 Overall "yes" responses (%)
                           Ecotourism              General               
                                consultations           consultations         

Legislation to protect habitat    89                      79                    

Zoning laws to control use        87                      77                    

Contractual management            76                      78                    
agreements                                                                      

Fines for failure to protect      67                      54                    
biodiversity                                                                    

Loss of existing land/water use   52                      54                    
rights                                                                          

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