Taking stock of the empirical evidence on the insurance value of ecosystems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106451
Abstract: Ecosystems can buffer against adverse events and, by so doing, reduce the costs of risk-bearing to society; benefits which have been termed ‘insurance value’. Although the terminology is recent, the concept is older and has… read more here.
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Incorporating the insurance value of peri-urban ecosystem services into natural hazard policies and insurance products: Insights from Mexico
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106510
Abstract: Abstract Understanding how to adapt to increasing risk under climate change is essential for governments wishing to mitigate harms and manage insurance and disaster assistance costs. An approach that values the public good of hazard… read more here.
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