The economics of ecosystem services and poverty / Pieter J.H. van Beukering, Elissaios Papyrakis, Jetske Bouma and Roy Brouwer -- pt. I. Biodiversity-related ecosystem services / Jetske Bouma. Park-people conflicts, rhino conservation and poverty alleviation in Nepal / Bhim Adhikari, Duncan Knowler, Mahesh Poudyal and Wolfgang Haider -- Rural poverty and human-elephant conflicts in Sri Lanka / Ron Janssen, L.H.P. Gunaratne, Roy Brouwer, Vithanarachchige D.N. Ayoni, Priyanga K. Premarathne and H.P.L.K. Nanayakkara -- Poverty, livelihoods and the conservation of nature in biodiversity hotspots around the world / Jetske Bouma, K.J. Joy and Maronel Steyn -- pt. II. Marine-related ecosystem services / Pieter J.H. van Beukering. The role of marine protected areas in alleviating poverty in the Asia-Pacific / Pieter J.H. van Beukering, Lea M. Scherl and Craig Leisher -- Economics of conservation for the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area in Vietnam / Nam Pham Khanh and Pieter J.H. van Beukering -- A multi-criteria approach to equitable fishing rights allocation in South Africa's Western Cape / Ron Janssen, Alison R. Joubert and Theodor J. Stewart -- pt. III. Forest-related ecosystem services / Pieter J.H. van Beukering -- Greening the charcoal chain in Tanzania / Pieter J.H. van Beukering, Sebastiaan M. Hess, Eric E. Massey, Sabina L. Di Prima, Victor G. Makundi, Kim van der Leeuw and Godius Kahyarara -- Payments for environmental services in the protected areas of the Philippines / Sebastiaan M. Hess, Eugenia C. Bennagen, Anabeth Indab-San Gregorio, Janet A.R. Amponin and Pieter J.H. van Beukering -- The copper curse and forest degradation in Zambia / Elissaios Papyrakis, Muyeye Chambwera, Sebastiaan M. Hess and Pieter J.H. van Beukering -- Institutions and forest management in the Swat region of Pakistan / Gideon Kruseman and Lorenzo Pellegrini -- pt. IV. Water-related ecosystem services / Roy Brouwer and Rashid Hassan. Small scale water harvesting and household poverty in Northern Ethiopia / Fitsum Hagos, Eyasu Yazew, Mekonnen Yohannes, Afeworki Mulugeta, Girmay Gebresamuel Abraha, Zenebe Abraha, Gideon Kruseman and Vincent Linderhof -- Water services, dam management and poverty in the Inner Niger Delta in Mali / Pieter J.H. van Beukering, Bakary Kone and Leo Zwarts -- The environmental and social impacts of flood defences in rural Bangladesh / A.K. Enamul Haque, Luke Brander, Roy Brouwer, Sonia Akter and Sakib Mahmud -- Double dividends of additional water charges in South Africa / Jan H. van Heerden, Richard S.J. Tol, Reyer Gerlagh, James N. Blignaut, Sebastiaan M. Hess, Mark Horridge, Margaret Mabugu, Ramos E. Mabugu and Martinus P. de Wit -- pt. V. Land-related ecosystem services / Eliassaios Papyrakis and S. Mansoob Murshed. Income poverty and dependence on common resources in rural India / Urvashi Narain, Shreekant Gupta and Klaas van 't Veld -- Tenure security and ecosystem service provisioning in Kenya / Jane Kabubo-Mariara, Vincent Linderhof, Gideon Kruseman and Rosemary Atieno -- Pastureland degradation and poverty among herders in Mongolia / Sebastiaan M. Hess, Auyrzana Enkh-Amgalan, Antonius J. Dietz, Tumur Erdenechuluun, Wietze Lise and Byamba Purev -- Changes in welfare and the environment in rural Uganda / Vincent Linderhof, Paul O. Okwi, Johannes Hoogeveen and Thomas Emwanu.