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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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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)'


Location                Overall "yes"  
                        responses (%)  

                  Ecotourism      General        
                consultations   consultations  

Legislation to       89              79             
protect habitat                                     

Zoning laws to       87              77             
control use                                         

Contractual          76              78             
management                                          
agreements                                          

Fines for failure    67              54             
to protect                                          
biodiversity                                        

Loss of existing     52              59             
land/water use                                      
rights                                              

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