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  Deforestation is the destruction or clearing of forested lands, usually for the purposes of expanding agricultural land or for timber harvesting. When the process is conducted... More »

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Global human appropriation of net primary production... Last Updated on 2012-12-20 at 00:39 Introduction Humanity’s impact on the biosphere’s structures (e.g., land cover) and functioning (e.g., biogeochemical cycles) is considerable. It exceeds... More »

Tug of water: an economic perspective on water and the... Last Updated on 2012-11-05 at 20:39 As economies expand globally, the strain on the earth’s natural resources becomes increasingly apparent, and perhaps one of the most pertinent issues facing us today is... More »

Monetary valuation Last Updated on 2012-09-14 at 09:25 As generally understood, monetary valuation involves associating a positive number of currency units with some service provided by, or some damage done to, the natural... More »

Herman Daly Festschrift: May There Be Dalyists:... Last Updated on 2012-09-13 at 20:26 Herman Daly is more than a giant in the economics of sustainability; he is a gentle giant, in and out of economics.  The fact that he is widely recognized as a good fellow in... More »

Land use profile of China Last Updated on 2012-09-11 at 18:17 The story of land use in China over the last century is as dramatic as the tale of the country's radical economic transformation. Endless acres of rural lands, that just a few... More »

Fisheries and aquaculture in the Central North... Last Updated on 2012-07-18 at 07:44 This is Section 13.3 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Lead Authors: Hjálmar Vilhjálmsson, Alf Håkon Hoel; Contributing Authors: Sveinn... More »

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