International trade, species diversity, and habitat conservation

Sjak Smulders; D.P. van Soest; C.A.A.M. Withagen

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2004.03.002

International trade, species diversity, and habitat conservation

Sjak Smulders
, D.P. van Soest
, C.A.A.M. Withagen

Economics

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Abstract

Trade barriers mayimprove welfare if propertyrights with respect to renewable natural resources are
lacking. Previous studies focus on the role of overharvesting, but we argue that trade-induced habitat
destruction should also be taken into account. Habitat is one of the keyfactors determining the long-run
viabilityof manynatural resources, and economic activityoftentimes goes at the expense of habitat. While
open access gives rise to within-industryexternalities, habitat destruction creates across-industry
externalities. We identifyunder what circumstances trade liberalization is welfare-enhancing as well as
contributing to nature conservation, and analyze the consequences of trade policy.
r 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	891-910
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2004.03.002
Publication status	Published - 2004

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

trade policy
trade liberalization
nature conservation
renewable resources
species diversity

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