Global and general perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity -- Global Conservation of Biodiversity from an Economic Point of View -- Financial support for biodiversity protection in developing countries — does the CBD mechanism lead to an appropriate level of biodiversity protection? -- The Cartagena Protocol: trade related measures as a means to protect biological diversity from risks deriving from genetically modified organisms -- Policy-Windows for the Declaration of Protected Areas — A Comparative Case Study of East Germany and Guatemala -- Will companies engage in the conservation of biodiversity? A prototypical model of aggregated pro-biodiverse actions of industrial companies -- Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Germany -- Problems and Prospects of the Conservation of Biodiversity in Germany -- The Designation of National Parks in German Nature Conservation Law -- Conservation management of target species or conservation of processes — Winners and losers of two different conservation strategies -- Valuation of ecosystem services provided by biodiversity conservation: an integrated hydrological and economic model to value the enhanced nitrogen retention in renaturated streams -- Towards sustainable land use: Public demand for plant diversity in agricultural landscapes of central Germany -- Narrating diversity: Plants, personal knowledge and life stories in German home gardens -- Aspects of bird valuation in Brandenburg-Prussia: Towards the significance of socio-economic conditions for biodiversity perception between the 16th and 20th century -- Local, regional and nationwide perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity: Examples from Guatemala -- Prospects and Challenges for Biodiversity Conservation in Guatemala -- Calculating Incentives for Watershed Protection. A Case Study In Guatemala -- The cultural context of biodiversity conservation -- Direct payments for conservation — the importance of environmental measures in farming systems for bird populations in a fragmented landscape. A case study in Guatemala -- Land use changes and abiotic aspects as basic conditions for conservation of biodiversity in a tropical montane cloud forest (Guatemala) -- 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) -- What drives biodiversity loss in the land of trees? A review of the economic and historical parameters causing deforestation in Guatemala -- Epilogue: A general perspective on the evaluation of interdisciplinary research -- Permanent Evaluation: An important tool for a quality assurance in interdisciplinary research.