A Field Guide to Economics for Conservationists

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Why do conservationists need a field guide to economics on their shelves alongside the well-loved bird and plant guides?

Two reasons, truly. First, the economic decisions people make on a daily basis are on the core of the world’s conservation issues: climate change, Amazonian deforestation, tiger poaching, vulture declines in Asia, and countless others. Second, and more importantly, an understanding of the economic forces in the back of these decisions can assist conservationists safeguard biodiversity in a more sophisticated and effective way.

The authors use simple illustrations, examples from all over the world, and readable (every so often irreverent) prose to describe the central economic principles that are relevant to conservation. They assume no previous economic training. The book must prove a very good resource for both teachers and students in conservation and ecology classes on the undergraduate and graduate levels, in addition to for working scientists and others interested in learning more about conservation and economics.

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