Foreword | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Restoring Natural Capital: The Conceptual Landscape | p. 1 |
Introduction | |
Restoring Natural Capital: Definition and Rationale | p. 3 |
Restoring Natural Capital: A Reflection on Ethics | p. 9 |
Restoring Natural Capital: An Ecological Economics Assessment | p. 17 |
Restoring Natural Capital: A Mainstream Economic Perspective | p. 28 |
Assessing and Restoring Natural Capital Across Scales: Lessons from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment | p. 36 |
Assessing the Loss of Natural Capital: A Biodiversity Intactness Index | p. 44 |
Restoring Natural Capital: Experiences and Lessons | p. 55 |
Introduction | |
Targets | |
Setting Appropriate Restoration Targets for Changed Ecosystems in the Semiarid Karoo, South Africa | p. 57 |
Targeting Sustainable Options for Restoring Natural Capital in Madagascar | p. 64 |
Landscape Function as a Target for Restoring Natural Capital in Semiarid Australia | p. 76 |
Genetic Integrity as a Target for Natural Capital Restoration: Weighing the Costs and Benefits | p. 85 |
Approaches | |
Restoring and Maintaining Natural Capital in the Pacific Northwest, USA | p. 94 |
Restoring Natural Capital Reconnects People to Their Natural Heritage: Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand | p. 103 |
Restoring Forage Grass to Support the Pastoral Economy of Arid Patagonia | p. 112 |
A Community Approach to Restore Natural Capital: The Wildwood Project, Scotland | p. 122 |
An Adaptive Comanagement Approch to Restore Natural Capital in Communal Areas of South Africa | p. 129 |
Participatory Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Restoring Natural Capital in Agroecosystems of Rural India | p. 137 |
Overcoming Obstacles to Restore Natural Capital: Large-Scale Restoration on the Sacramento River | p. 146 |
An Approach to Quantify the Economic Value of Restoring Natural Capital: A Case from South Africa | p. 154 |
Economic Opportunities: Case Studies | |
Capturing the Economic Benefits from Restoring Natural Capital in Transformed Tropical Forests | p. 162 |
Restoring Natural Forests to Make Medicinal Bark Harvesting Sustainable in South Africa | p. 170 |
Assessing Costs, Benefits, and Feasibility of Restoring Natural Capital in Subtropical Thicket in South Africa | p. 179 |
Costs and Benefits of Restoring Natural Capital Following Alien Plant Invasions in Fynbos Ecosystems in South Africa | p. 188 |
Return of Natural, Social, and Financial Capital to the Hole Left by Mining | p. 198 |
Protecting and Restoring Natural Capital in New York City's Watersheds to Safeguard Water | p. 208 |
Making the Restoration of Natural Capital Profitable on Private Land: Koa Forestry on Hawaii Island | p. 216 |
Restoring Natural Capital: Tactics and Strategies | p. 225 |
Introduction | |
Valuation | |
Valuing Natural Capital and the Costs and Benefits of Restoration | p. 227 |
A Decision-Analysis Framework for Proposal Evaluation of Natural Capital Restoration | p. 237 |
Local and Landscape Levels | |
Overcoming Physical and Biological Obstacles to Restore Natural Capital | p. 249 |
Overcoming Socioeconomic Obstacles to Restore Natural Capital | p. 256 |
Global Level | |
Overcoming Obstacles at a Global Scale to Restore Natural Capital | p. 265 |
Managing Our Global Footprint Through Restoration of Natural Capital at a Global Scale | p. 275 |
Policies and Institutions | |
Making Restoration Work: Financial Mechanisms | p. 286 |
Making Restoration Work: Nonmonetary Mechanisms | p. 294 |
Synthesis | p. 303 |
Introduction | |
Mainstreaming the Restoration of Natural Capital: A Conceptual and Operational Framework | p. 305 |
Restoring Toward a Better Future | p. 313 |
Glossary | p. 319 |
References | p. 329 |
Editors | p. 365 |
Contributors | p. 367 |
Index | p. 375 |
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