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1056389 1485296 2013 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Economic valuation of ecosystem services from coral reefs in the South Pacific: Taking stock of recent experience
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مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
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Economic valuation of ecosystem services from coral reefs in the South Pacific: Taking stock of recent experience
چکیده انگلیسی

The economic valuation of coral reefs ecosystem services is currently seen as a promising approach to demonstrate the benefits of sustainable management of coral ecosystems to policymakers and to provide useful information for improved decisions. Most coral reefs economic studies have been conducted in the United States, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean, and only a few have covered the South Pacific region. In this region, coral reefs are essential assets for small island developing states as well as for developed countries. Accordingly, a series of ecosystem services valuations has been carried out recently in the South Pacific, to try and supply decision-makers with new information.Applying ecosystem services valuation to the specific ecological, social, economic and cultural contexts of the South Pacific is however not straightforward. This paper analyses how extant valuations address the various management challenges of coral reef regions in general and more specifically for the South Pacific. Bearing in mind that economic valuation has to match policy-making contexts, we emphasize a series of specific considerations when conducting and applying ecosystem services valuation in South Pacific ecological and social contexts. Finally, the paper examines the decision-making situations in which extant valuations took place. We conclude that, although ecosystem valuations have been effectively used as a means to raise awareness with respect to coral reef conservation, methodologies will have to be further developed, with multidisciplinary inputs, if they are to provide valuable inputs in local and technical decision-making.


► Provides an extensive synthesis of coral reefs ecosystem services valuations.
► Discusses recent South Pacific results in terms of methodology and decision-making.
► Emphasize caveats and specificities of economic valuation in South Pacific contexts.
► Reviews decision-making contexts for ecosystem valuations.
► Suggests orientations for the development and the best use of valuation results.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 116, 15 February 2013, Pages 135–144
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