| Preface | 5 |
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| General introduction | 7 |
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| Introduction to the structure and contents of this volume | 9 |
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| Brief Contents | 16 |
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| Contents | 19 |
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| Global and general perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity | 28 |
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| Global Conservation of Biodiversity from an Economic Point of View | 29 |
| Financial support for biodiversity protection in developing countries – does the CBD mechanism lead to an appropriate level of biodiversity protection? | 48 |
| The Cartagena Protocol: trade related measures as a means to protect biological diversity from risks deriving from genetically modified organisms | 67 |
| Policy-Windows for the Declaration of Protected Areas – A Comparative Case Study of East Germany and Guatemala | 89 |
| Will companies engage in the conservation of biodiversity? A prototypical model of aggregated pro- biodiverse actions of industrial companies | 108 |
| Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Germany | 127 |
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| Problems and Prospects of the Conservation of Biodiversity in Germany | 128 |
| The Designation of National Parks in German Nature Conservation Law | 153 |
| Conservation management of target species or conservation of processes – Winners and losers of two different conservation strategies | 174 |
| Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams | 212 |
| Towards sustainable land use: Public demand for plant diversity in agricultural landscapes of central Germany | 224 |
| Narrating diversity: Plants, personal knowledge and life stories in German home gardens | 240 |
| Aspects of bird valuation in Brandenburg-Prussia: Towards the significance of socio- economic conditions for biodiversity perception between the 16th and 20th century | 268 |
| Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Guatemala | 301 |
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| Prospects and Challenges for Biodiversity Conservation in Guatemala | 302 |
| Calculating Incentives forWatershed Protection. A Case Study In Guatemala | 314 |
| The cultural context of biodiversity conservation | 332 |
| Direct payments for conservation – the importance of environmental measures in farming systems for bird populations in a fragmented landscape. A case study in Guatemala | 360 |
| Land use changes and abiotic aspects as basic conditions for conservation of biodiversity in a tropical montane cloud forest ( Guatemala) | 374 |
| Human impact on bird diversity and community structure in a tropical montane cloud forest in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with special reference to the Quetzal ( Pharomachrus mocinno) | 390 |
| What drives biodiversity loss in the land of trees? A review of the economic and historical parameters causing deforestation in Guatemala | 408 |
| Epilogue: A general perspective on the evaluation of interdisciplinary research | 436 |
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| Permanent Evaluation: An important tool for a quality assurance in interdisciplinary research | 437 |
