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IUCN website, 5 Sep 05 What’s your marine ecosystem worth? Today the IUCN Global Marine Programme started its first online lecture of the recently launched Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) learning project, sponsored by the Global Environment Facility – International Waters: Learn. The first lecture elaborates on economic valuation of transboundary marine and coastal resources. For the next three months, discussions between LME managers will follow up on the lecture. Readings include How economic valuation can pay for conservation - a very short intro Economic tools for valuing freshwater and estuarine ecosystem services - a succinct recent review Economic values of protected areas - the IUCN WCPA guide including short case studies The biodiversity benefits of coral reef ecosystems - includes three case studies The economic value of biodiversity - now a classic book on the topic How much is an ecosystem worth? - a recent paper from the World Bank and IUCN Addresses these basic questions What benefits do large marine ecosystems generate and to whom? What costs do large marine ecosystems generate and to whom? Who is interested in the benefits and costs of large marine ecosystems and why? More on the IUCN Global Marine Programme website links Related articles on Global issues: biodiversity and Wild shores of Singapore |
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