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Library Basics
The Biodiversity Economics library contains an increasing number of documents, some wide-ranging and others more focused, some of relatively greater technical complexity, others less so. The Basics section identifies a number of documents which provide an introductory overview of key topics and applications in biodiversity economics.
General Overviews
The Green Buck: using economic tools to deliver conservation goals, a WWF field guide (1128 kb) ![[pdf]](http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/display_images/document_icons/pdf.gif){kind=icon}
, Tom Le Quesne and Richard McNally, WWF-UK, 2005
Conservation Finance
From good-will to payments for environmental services - A survey of financing alternatives for sustainable natural resource management (3730 kb) , ed. Pablo Gutman, Danida and WWF, August 2003.
The Conservation Finance Guide (0 kb) ![[www]](http://www.biodiversityeconomics.org/display_images/document_icons/www.gif){kind=icon}
, The Conservation Finance Alliance, 2001.
Valuation
How much is an ecosystem worth? Assessing the economic value of conservation (1394 kb) ![[pdf]](/display_images/document_icons/pdf.gif){kind=icon}
, Stefano Pagiola, Konrad von Ritter and Joshua Bishop, The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, October 2004.
Markets
Making markets work for forest communities (324 kb) , Sara Scherr, Andy White and David Kaimowitz, Forest Trends, 2002.
Taxation and subsidies
Environmental Taxation: A Review of OECD Country Experience and Prospects for Economies in Transition (0 kb) ![[www]](/display_images/document_icons/www.gif){kind=icon}
, A. Markandya and Z. Lehoczai, REC, 1993.
Tradable permits
The Tradable Permits Approach to Protecting the Commons: What Have We Learned? (671 kb) , Tom Tietenberg, 2002
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