Reimbursing the future: an evaluation of motivational, voluntary, price-based, property-right, and regulatory incentives for the conservation of biodiversity
Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 9
M.D. Young, N. Gunningham, J. Elix, J. Lambert, B. Howard, P. Grabosky and E. McCrone
CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, the Australian Centre for Environmental Law, and Community Solutions
Biodiversity Unit, Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, 1996
ISBN 0 642 24429 4
List of tables and figures
Main report
- Table 1.1 Instruments available for biodiversity conservation and its ecologically sustainable use
- Table 2.1 Fundamental causes, underlying causes and threatening processes
- Table 3.1 Sectoral representation of questionnaire respondents at both general and ecotourism consultative forums
- Table 3.2 Sectoral representation of questionnaire respondents
- Table 3.3 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? (Answers yes or no)" from general forum respondents
- Table 3.4 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)"
- Table 3.5 Responses to Question Q6. Which of the following would encourage tourist operators to become more involved inb taking action in conserving biodiversity?
- Table 4.1 Status of fauna in the Western Division of NSW
- Table 4.2 Status of fauna of the Mulga in Queensland
- Figure 1: Location of 10 general and 3 ecotourism consultation workshops
- Figure 2: Location of seven case study areas
- Box 5.2: Pathways for delivering incentives to each level of government and the community
- Figure 7.1: Major types of policy instruments.
- Figure 7.2: Guidelines for the use of compensation in the development of a policy mix which aims to prevent irreversible declines in biodiversity values
Appendices
- Table A1.1 Examples of park entry fees used in Australia
- Table 2.1.1 Distribution of Rare and Endangered Flora Species
- Table 2.1.2 Nature, Extent and Cost of Land Degradation in the WA Wheatbelt
- Table 2.1.3 Net Cash Returns from WA Wheatbelt Remnant Vegetation (1992/93)
- Table 2.1.4 Applications to Clear Native Vegetation
- Table 2.2.5 Area Irrigated and Water Used (Macquarie, Cudegong and Bogan Valleys)
- Table 2.2.6 Selected Inputs and Gross Margins for Irrigated Crops
- Table 2.2.7 Macquarie River Allocation Volumes (as at Sept. 1990)
- Table 2.3.8 Status of Fauna in the Western Division of NSW
- Table 2.3.9 Status of Fauna of the Mulga in Queensland
- Table 2.4.1 One Overview of the Status of NSW estuaries
- Table 2.4.2 Recorded gemfish catch history for the South East Fishery which include all the Victorian and Tasmanian fisheries
- Table 2.6.1 Species numbers, selected vertebrate and invertebrate groups, Wet Tropics region
- Table 2.6.2 Wet Tropics rare and threatened vertebrate species warranting highest priority conservation management
- Table 2.6.3 Relative importance of threats to biota of the Wet Tropics
- Table 3.1.1 Forum participants and sectoral representation of respondents
- Table 3.1.2 The sectoral representation of those who completed a questionnaire at either general or ecotourism forums
- Table 3.1.3 Primary factors contributing to the failure of voluntary measures to protect biodiversity
- 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)."
- Table 3.1.5 Summary of views about the mechanism seen by questionnaire respondents as being most appropriate to the conservation of biodiversity
- 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 (%)
- Table 3.1.7 Responses to Question 6. Which of the following would encourage tourist operators to become more involved in taking action in conserving biodiversity
- Figure 2.4.1: The case study area and its key administrative arrangements
- Figure 2.6.1: The Wet Tropics region, including the Wet Tropics WHA
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