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Este ensayo intenta evaluar algunas de las implicancias económicas de la Convención sobre Diversidad Biológica. Después de esbozar los principios más importantes y el enfoque de la Convención, se delinean los siguientes aspectos: la determinación del nivel "óptimo" de pérdida de biodiversidad, las consecuencias de la indeterminación del valor monetario de la biodiversidad y sus problemas con respecto del mecanismo de financiamiento, y se concluye con una discusión sobre el acceso a los recursos genéticos y a la biotecnología. ; This paper attempts to assess some of the economic implications of the Convention of Biological Diversity. After outlining the main principles and the scope of the Convention, the following aspects are being addressed: the determination of the "optimal" level of biodiversity loss, the indeterminacy of monetary value of biodiversity and the problems it poses for the funding mechanism, and concludes with a discussion of the issues of access to genetic resources and lo biotechnology.

This paper attempts to assess some of the economic implications of the Convention of Biological Diversity. After outlining the main principles and the scope of the Convention, the following aspects are being addressed: the determination of the "optimal" level of biodiversity loss, the indeterminacy of monetary value of biodiversity and the problems it poses for the funding mechanism, and concludes with a discussion of the issues of access to genetic resources and lo biotechnology. ; Este ensayo intenta evaluar algunas de las implicancias económicas de la Convención sobre Diversidad Biológica. Después de esbozar los principios más importantes y el enfoque de la Convención, se delinean los siguientes aspectos: la determinación del nivel "óptimo" de pérdida de biodiversidad, las consecuencias de la indeterminación del valor monetario de la biodiversidad y sus problemas con respecto del mecanismo de financiamiento, y se concluye con una discusión sobre el acceso a los recursos genéticos y a la biotecnología.

Factors resulting in individual motivation to limit family size are presented. An abstract model of rational & moral choice is applied to Mexico's current policy of population control. In addition to education, the policy provides for birth control devices through public health clinics. That voluntary limitation of family size is rational & moral individual behavior is substantiated by several assumptions: (1) lowered population growth is an important factor in determining standard of living; (2) the social benefits; (3) numerous SE groups would be adversely affected by such limitations; & (4) the benefits to the average family would outweigh the costs. Cooperation towards a common goal occurs only when there exist no significant threshold effects. Threshold effects are defined as those consequences of individual action which occur or fail to occur depending on whether a sufficient number of others are acting in the appropriate way. The traditional solution of governmental regulation is recommended. Two alternatives for public policy are suggested: (A) selective private incentives for small families, & (B) policies to improve the distribution of social resources associated with reduced fertility. J. Schulman.