Books by Edward B. Barbier

This is the first book that employs economics to develop and apply an analytical framework for assessing progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Drawing on extensive research, this study provides an overview of the causes and consequences of the loss of natural resources. It explores key ecosystems (forests, marine systems, wetlands) and examines the management challenges involved in protecting these systems from destruction.

Update to: Blueprint for a green economy / a report by David Pearce, Anil Markandya, Edward B. Barbier for the UK Department of the Environment. 1989.

Considers 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. This book shows how the careful management of elephants as a resource can best serve African interests.