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Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Climate Change : The Economic Problem

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-22T16:51:39Z
dc.date.available2014-05-22T16:51:39Z
dc.date.issued2010-11
dc.description.abstractClimate change is both a cause and an effect of biodiversity change. Along with anthropogenic dispersion, climate change is the main driver of change in the geographical distribution of both beneficial and harmful species, crops, livestock, harvested wild species, pests, predators and pathogens. And the capacity of ecosystems to adapt to climate change depends on the diversity of species they currently support. This paper considers the connection between climate, biodiversity and ecosystem services. The impact of climate change on human wellbeing is measured by the change in ecosystem services caused by climate related change in biodiversity. Similarly, the role of species richness and abundance in climate change mitigation or adaptation is measured by the change in the climate-related services of biodiversity. The categories of ecosystem services are those applied in the millennium ecosystem assessment. The paper first considers how climate and biodiversity have been linked in recent attempts to link the two things. From the side of the natural sciences, this covers the consequences of climate change for various dimensions of biodiversity. From the side of the social sciences, it covers the value of biodiversity in the carbon cycle. It then uses insights from the economic treatment of the relation between biodiversity and ecosystem services to re-evaluate the connection between biodiversity and climate change, and to draw conclusions for climate policy.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/14176645/biodiversity-ecosystem-services-climate-change-economic-problem
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18379
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18379
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEnvironment department papers;no. 120. Environmental economic series
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectACIDIFICATION
dc.subjectACIDITY
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LANDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectALBEDO
dc.subjectANIMAL DISEASES
dc.subjectANIMAL HEALTH
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBALD EAGLE
dc.subjectBASES
dc.subjectBASIN
dc.subjectBENEFIT STREAMS
dc.subjectBIOCHEMICALS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CHANGE
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY LOSS
dc.subjectBIOECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMES
dc.subjectBIOSPHERE
dc.subjectBIOTA
dc.subjectBIOTIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectCANOPY
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CYCLE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON SOURCES
dc.subjectCH4
dc.subjectCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE REGULATION
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC REGULATION
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCO2 FLUX
dc.subjectCOASTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONES
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCONDITIONALITY
dc.subjectCONSERVATION OF SPECIES
dc.subjectCONSERVATION VALUE
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATES
dc.subjectDIVERGENCE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectECOLOGISTS
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM SERVICES
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectELEVATIONS
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectENDEMISM
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMISTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL VARIATION
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEQUITABLE SHARING
dc.subjectEROSION CONTROL
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTINCTION
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFIRE
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFOOD CHAIN
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFORAGE
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREST SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectGENETIC DIVERSITY
dc.subjectGENETIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectGENETIC MATERIAL
dc.subjectGENETIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS FOR AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHABITAT
dc.subjectHIGHER LEVELS OF BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
dc.subjectHYDROSPHERE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF POLLUTION
dc.subjectINSECT PESTS
dc.subjectINTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectINTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectINVASIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND AREA
dc.subjectLAND COVER
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectLANDSCAPE
dc.subjectLEMUR
dc.subjectLIVING ORGANISMS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARINE ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARINE FOOD
dc.subjectMARINE MAMMALS
dc.subjectMARINE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARSHES
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectN2O
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURE
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPATHOGENS
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPHARMACEUTICALS
dc.subjectPHOTOSYNTHESIS
dc.subjectPOLLEN
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPREDATOR
dc.subjectPREDATORS
dc.subjectPREFERENCES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL VARIABILITY
dc.subjectRANGELANDS
dc.subjectRECYCLING
dc.subjectRED LIST
dc.subjectREGENERATION
dc.subjectRELATIVE VALUE
dc.subjectREPTILES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRIPARIAN CORRIDORS
dc.subjectSHORELINE
dc.subjectSHORELINE PROTECTION
dc.subjectSMALL WATERSHEDS
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectSPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectSPECIES DIVERSITY
dc.subjectSPECIES RICHNESS
dc.subjectSTATED PREFERENCE METHODS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTERRESTRIAL CARBON
dc.subjectTERRESTRIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectTERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectTHREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectTHRESHOLDS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVARIETY
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWASTE ASSIMILATION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWEEDS
dc.subjectWELFARE FUNCTION
dc.subjectWILD SPECIES
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.titleBiodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Climate Change : The Economic Problemen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2011-05-11
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-28T07:15:04.756338Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/14176645/biodiversity-ecosystem-services-climate-change-economic-problem
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid241621468149401563
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20110510232037
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14176645
okr.identifier.report58165
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicEnvironment::Biodiversity
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironment::Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.unitSector Evaluations (IEGSE)
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