Contents

pp vii-ix

List of contributors

pp x-xv

Acknowledgements

pp xvi-xviii

1 - The economics of ecosystem services and poverty

pp 1-30

Part I - Biodiversity-related ecosystem services

pp 31-36

2 - Park–people conflicts, rhino conservation and poverty alleviation in Nepal

pp 37-55

3 - Rural poverty and human–elephant conflicts in Sri Lanka

pp 56-73

4 - Poverty, livelihoods and the conservation of nature in biodiversity hotspots around the world

pp 74-106

Part II - Marine-related ecosystem services

pp 107-114

5 - The role of marine protected areas in alleviating poverty in the Asia-Pacific

pp 115-133

6 - Economics of conservation for the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area in Vietnam

pp 134-154

7 - A multi-criteria approach to equitable fishing rights allocation in South Africa’s Western Cape

pp 155-172

Part III - Forest-related ecosystem services

pp 173-182

8 - Greening the charcoal chain in Tanzania

pp 183-200

9 - Payments for environmental services in the protected areas of the Philippines

pp 201-216

10 - The copper curse and forest degradation in Zambia

pp 217-233

11 - Institutions and forest management in the Swat region of Pakistan

pp 234-258

Part IV - Water-related ecosystem services

pp 259-264

12 - Small-scale water harvesting and household poverty in northern Ethiopia

pp 265-282

13 - Water services, dam management and poverty in the Inner Niger Delta in Mali

pp 283-295

14 - The environmental and social impacts of flood defences in rural Bangladesh

pp 296-314

15 - Double dividends of additional water charges in South Africa

pp 315-332

Part V - Land-related ecosystem services

pp 333-340

16 - Income poverty and dependence on common resources in rural India

pp 341-355

17 - Tenure security and ecosystem service provisioning in Kenya

pp 356-372

18 - Pastureland degradation and poverty among herders in Mongolia

pp 373-390

19 - Changes in welfare and the environment in rural Uganda

pp 391-408

Index

pp 409-423