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Environmental Kuznets Curve, biodiversity and sustainability

This paper deals with the question of whether for biodiversity an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) exists. In addition, we are interested in identifying the key determinants of the falling limb of such a curve. An Environmental Kuznets Curve here is understood to be a graphical representation of a function with the amount of environmental damages in a country as the dependent variable and with per capita income as the independent variable. The graph of this function is assumed to have the shape of an inverted U. As with the general case of environmental damages, the existence of an EKC for biodiversity cannot be proven empirically. On the contrary, an EKC for biodiversity seems rather not to exist. Given the rapid rate of depletion of species diversity, policy measures to protect or even increase the number of species play an important role. In particular, property rights regimes seem to matter with respect to the biodiversity issue. Doubts over the existence of an EKC for biodiversity cast doubts over the corresponding sustainability implications. However, it seems reasonable to interpret losses in species numbers as a signal of danger for sustainability. Therefore, co-ordinated global conservation strategies seem to be the only way forward.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy ; No. 40

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Environmental Economics and Policy
Artenvielfalt
Entwicklung
Sozialprodukt
Umweltökonomik
Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Theorie
Environmental Kuznets Curve

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Schubert, Renate
Dietz, Simon
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2001

DOI
doi:10.22004/ag.econ.18748
Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Schubert, Renate
  • Dietz, Simon
  • University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)

Entstanden

  • 2001

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