Authors
Anni Arponen, MAR Cabeza, Johanna Eklund, Heini Kujala, JOONA LEHTOMAeKI
Publication date
2010/10/1
Journal
Conservation Biology
Volume
24
Issue
5
Pages
1198-1204
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Inc
Description
Recent literature on systematic conservation planning has focused strongly on economics. It is a necessary component of efficient conservation planning because the question is about effective resource allocation. Nevertheless, there is an increasing tendency toward economic factors overriding biological considerations. Focusing too narrowly on economic cost may lead us back toward solutions resembling those obtained by opportunistic choice of areas, the avoidance of which was the motivation for development of systematic approaches. Moreover, there are many overlooked difficulties in incorporating economic considerations reliably into conservation planning because available economic data and the free market are complex. For instance, economies based on free markets tend to be shortsighted, whereas biodiversity conservation aims far into the future. Although economic data are necessary, they should …
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