期刊
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 45-55出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.07.010
关键词
Coastal; Marine; Valuation; Caribbean; Decision; Policy
资金
- Family Alliance Foundation
- Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Chino Cienega Foundation
- Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Caribbean economies depend on coastal ecosystem services, including tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection. However, coastal ecosystems continue to degrade clue to human pressures. Many pressures arise from decisions that fail to Lake full range of ecosystem values and benefits into account. Economic valuation can contribute to better-informed decision making about coastal resource use and development More than 100 studies in the Caribbean contain monetary values of coastal ecosystem goods and services. However, only a minority of these studies have had an observable influence on policy, management, or investment decisions. Through a series of interviews, we identified 17 valuation studies that have directly influenced decision making. Due to the difficulty of tracking influence, our review was not exhaustive. These 17 success stories highlight the potential for economic valuation to improve decision making. Building on literature on the challenges of integrating science into policy, we used these 17 cases to identify enabling conditions for informing decision making. These conditions include a clear policy question, strategic choice of study area strong stakeholder engagement, effective communications, access to decision makers, and transparency in reporting results. Our findings suggest that valuation practitioners can and should do more to ensure that valuation studies inform decision making. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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