Over-exploitation of natural resources is followed by inevitable declines in economic growth and discount rate

The exploitation of ecosystems has long-lasting consequences for the future provision of natural resources and ecosystem services. Here the author showed that the transition to sustainable harvest after a period of over-harvesting leads to a decline in welfare, economic growth, and in the discount r...

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Main Author: Adam Lampert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09246-2
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spelling doaj-2cdb3d408696474ea5cabf928dfb39622021-05-11T11:34:43ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-03-0110111010.1038/s41467-019-09246-2Over-exploitation of natural resources is followed by inevitable declines in economic growth and discount rateAdam Lampert0School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State UniversityThe exploitation of ecosystems has long-lasting consequences for the future provision of natural resources and ecosystem services. Here the author showed that the transition to sustainable harvest after a period of over-harvesting leads to a decline in welfare, economic growth, and in the discount rate.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09246-2
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title_short Over-exploitation of natural resources is followed by inevitable declines in economic growth and discount rate
title_full Over-exploitation of natural resources is followed by inevitable declines in economic growth and discount rate
title_fullStr Over-exploitation of natural resources is followed by inevitable declines in economic growth and discount rate
title_full_unstemmed Over-exploitation of natural resources is followed by inevitable declines in economic growth and discount rate
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description The exploitation of ecosystems has long-lasting consequences for the future provision of natural resources and ecosystem services. Here the author showed that the transition to sustainable harvest after a period of over-harvesting leads to a decline in welfare, economic growth, and in the discount rate.
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