Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gerber, Leah R
• Costello, Christopher
• Gaines, Steven D

Titel

Conservation markets for wildlife management with case studies from whaling

Ist Teil von

• Ecological applications, 2014-01, Vol.24 (1), p.4-14

Ort / Verlag

United States: Ecological Society of America

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Although market-based incentives have helped resolve many environmental challenges, conservation markets still play a relatively minor role in wildlife management. Establishing property rights for environmental goods and allowing trade between resource extractors and resource conservationists may offer a path forward in conserving charismatic species like whales, wolves, turtles, and sharks. In this paper, we provide a conceptual model for implementing a conservation market for wildlife and evaluate how such a market could be applied to three case studies for whales (minke [ Balaenoptera acutorostrata ], bowhead [ Balaena mysticetus ], and gray [ Eschrictius robustus ]). We show that, if designed and operated properly, such a market could ensure persistence of imperiled populations, while simultaneously improving the welfare of resource harvesters.