Elephants, Economics and Ivory

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84407-955-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 238 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

Reihe: Environmental and Resource Economics Set

Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite so simple.
The authors of this book have looked at the overall statistics, including those for countries where the elephant population is stable. They have considered the multiplicity of economic and social functions fulfilled by ensuring that elephant herds survive, tourism, a variety of ecological purpose. and, finally, as a source of ivory. They show how the careful management of elephants as a resource can best serve African interests. This book is at the cutting edge of economic thinking and provides a model for the consideration of the difficult relationship between people and wildlife.

Originally published in 19990

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barbier, Edward B.

Burgess, Joanne C.

Swanson, Timothy M.

Pearce, David W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Preface

Acknowledgements
1. Elephants in Decline

Introduction

The Decline of the African Elephant

The Role of the Ivory Trade

The Economics of the Decline in Elephant Populations

Further Issues in the Decline of Elephant Populations

Economic Incentives for Conservation

Current Situation

Appendix 1.1: A bioeconomic Model of Elephant Decline

2. African Exports: Quantity and Value

Introduction

Background to Africa's Ivory Trade

Estimating African Ivory Exports: 1950-88

The Value of African Ivory Exports: 1979-88

Intra-Africa Trade and the African Carving Industry

Appendix 2.1: An approach to Estimating African Ivory Exports, 1950-88

Appendix 2.2: Estimating the Value of African Ivory Exports, 1979-88

3. The Ivory Trade Flow: Worked and Unworked

Intermediate and Final Demand

Difficulties in Tracing Ivory Trade Flows

Trade Flows and Final Demand: Hong Kong and Japan

Trade Flows and Final Demand: Europe

Trade Flows and Final Demand: USA

Trade Flows and Final Demand: China

Trade Flows and Final
Trade Flows and Final
Conclusion
Appendix 3.1: Worked
4. Demand Analysis: J
Introduction
Japan analysis
Hong Kong analysis
Conclusion
Appendix 4.1: The Raw
Appendix 4.2: The Raw
Demand: India
Demand: other Countries
Ivory Trade Database
Japan and Hong Kong
Ivory Demand Model: Japan
Ivory Demand Model: Hong Kong
5. Policies for the Regulation of the Ivory Trade
Introduction
Regulation in the Range States
Previous Attempts at International Regulation
International Regulation and the African Elephant
Alternative Mechanisms for International Regulation
Conclusion
6. Looking to the Future: Policy Options to Save the Elephant
Current Cites Regulation: The Appendix I Listing
The Impact of an Ivory Trade Ban
A Proposal for the International Regulation of the Trade
Domestic Reform: the Importance of Local Ownership
Conclusion: The Future of the African Elephant
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Timothy M. Swanson, Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess, David W. Pearce