Environmental finance

Environmental finance

"'portalpar|Atmospheric sciences

The field of environmental finance, part of both environmental economics and the conservation movement, exploits various financial instruments (most notably land trusts) to protect biodiversity.

Dr. Gretchen Daily, of Stanford University has written a book, "The New Economy of Nature" that addresses the issue of financing ecosystem services.

ee also

*Carbon credit
*Carbon Finance
*Carbon project
*Emission trading
*Environmental accounting
*Environmental economics
*Environmental enterprise
*Environmental impact assessment
*Environmental pricing reform
*Fiscal environmentalism
*Kyoto Protocol

External links

* [http://www.environmental-finance.com Environmental Finance magazine]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Environmental economics — is a subfield of economics concerned with environmental issues. Quoting from the National Bureau of Economic Research Environmental Economics program:Cquote| [...] Environmental Economics [...] undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Environmental pricing reform — (EPR) is the process of adjusting market prices to include environmental costs and benefits. An externality (a type of market failure) exists where a market price omits environmental costs and/or benefits. In such a situation, rational (self… …   Wikipedia

  • Environmental enterprise — refers to environmentally friendly/compatible business. Specifically, an environmental enterprise is a business that produces value in the same manner which an ecosystem does, neither producing waste nor consuming unsustainable resources. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Environmental journalism — is the collection, verification, production, distribution and exhibition of information regarding current events, trends, issues and people that are associated with the non human world with which humans necessarily interact. To be an… …   Wikipedia

  • Environmental Technologies Action Plan — The EU European Technologies Action Plan (ETAP) is intended to make eco innovation an everyday reality throughout Europe. The plan was adopted by the Commission in 2004 to cover a wide range of activities promoting eco innovation and use of… …   Wikipedia

  • environmental law — Introduction  principles, policies, directives, and regulations enacted and enforced by local, national, or international entities to regulate human treatment of the nonhuman world. The vast field covers a broad range of topics in diverse legal… …   Universalium

  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES — „ The Holy Blessed One took the first human, and passing before all the „ trees of the Garden of Eden, said, See my works, how fine and „ excellent they are! All that I created, I created for you. Reflect on „ this, and do not corrupt or desolate …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium

  • Environmental scanning — DefinitionEnvironmental scanning is a process of gathering, analyzing, and dispensing information for tactical or strategic purposes. The environmental scanning process entails obtaining both factual and subjective information on the business… …   Wikipedia

  • Environmental tarifaire — Droit de douane environnemental Demande de traduction Nom original ici → …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”