1;Preface;5 2;General introduction;7 3;Introduction to the structure and contents of this volume;9 4;Brief Contents;16 5;Contents;19 6;Global and general perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity;28 6.1;Global Conservation of Biodiversity from an Economic Point of View;29 6.2;Financial support for biodiversity protection in developing countries - does the CBD mechanism lead to an appropriate level of biodiversity protection?;48 6.3;The Cartagena Protocol: trade related measures as a means to protect biological diversity from risks deriving from genetically modified organisms;67 6.4;Policy-Windows for the Declaration of Protected Areas - A Comparative Case Study of East Germany and Guatemala;89 6.5;Will companies engage in the conservation of biodiversity? A prototypical model of aggregated pro- biodiverse actions of industrial companies;108 7;Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Germany;127 7.1;Problems and Prospects of the Conservation of Biodiversity in Germany;128 7.2;The Designation of National Parks in German Nature Conservation Law;153 7.3;Conservation management of target species or conservation of processes - Winners and losers of two different conservation strategies;174 7.4;Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams;212 7.5;Towards sustainable land use: Public demand for plant diversity in agricultural landscapes of central Germany;224 7.6;Narrating diversity: Plants, personal knowledge and life stories in German home gardens;240 7.7;Aspects of bird valuation in Brandenburg-Prussia: Towards the significance of socio- economic conditions for biodiversity perception between the 16th and 20th century;268 8;Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Guatemala;301 8.1;Prospects and Challenges for Biodiversity Conservation in Guatemala;302 8.2;Calculating Incentives forWatershed Protection. A Case Study In Guatemala;314 8.3;The cultural context of biodiversity conservation;332 8.4;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 8.5;Land use changes and abiotic aspects as basic conditions for conservation of biodiversity in a tropical montane cloud forest ( Guatemala);374 8.6;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 8.7;What drives biodiversity loss in the land of trees? A review of the economic and historical parameters causing deforestation in Guatemala;408 9;Epilogue: A general perspective on the evaluation of interdisciplinary research;436 9.1;Permanent Evaluation: An important tool for a quality assurance in interdisciplinary research;437