Abstract
Strategies for biodiversity conservation require society to make choices between competing outcomes.
However, these choices are complicated by an incomplete understanding of the ecological significance
of different species and the lack of robust measures of conservation outcomes in relation to investments.
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) provides an objective assessment process that can help us to evaluate
the effectiveness of different conservation programmes and adjust them in an adaptive manner to
improve the chances of success. CEA and other objectively-constructed methods should form an important
part of the evidence base for conservation decision-making and evaluation.
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 826 - 827 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Biological Conservation |
| Volume | 143 |
| Publication status | First published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Biodiversity conservation
- Conservation policy
- Evidence