Defenders' Experts
Conservation Economics
Defenders' Conservation Economics Program focuses on
- objective and transparent economic analysis of the benefits and costs of biodiversity conservation
- design of economic incentives for wildlife conservation
Economic analyses contribute to policy formulation and the promotion of public and private incentives for landowners to conserve biodiversity.
Defenders' Conservation Economics Program is committed to
- designing conservation programs that connect valuation information to incentive levels
- providing assistance to structuring ecosystem service markets that maintain biodiversity values
- advancing the use of well-designed ecosystem service markets and payments to achieve conservation objectives
A Preliminary Assessment of the Economic Benefits of Land Conservation in Florida
This 47-page report provides initial economic benefit estimates generated by conserving lands and habitat in Florida under the Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever Acts.
Learn more about the benefits of conserving Florida's lands and habitat.
Revealing the True Value of the Mojave Desert
Learn more about the economic values of the ecologically and culturally rich California desert lands. This 32-page report and the accompanying case study detail the economic value of conserved desert lands, highlighting their value to a variety of stakeholders from the military to tourism operators.
Identify and estimate economic values associated with biodiversity and habitat conservation
Public and private economic incentives can encourage private landowners to restore and conserve biodiversity and wildlife habitat.
Defenders contributes to current discussions on the status of public and private financing requirements and sources for the conservation of wildlife habitat on a national scale.
Defenders evaluates and makes recommendations with respect to developing physical and economic indicators for evaluating the outcomes of conservation programs and incentive mechanisms.
