Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services: guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
By: Rachel A Neugarten, Penny F Langhammer, Elena Osipova, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Nirmal Bhagabati, Stuart H M Butchart, Nigel Dudley, Vittoria Elliott, Leah R. Gerber, Claudia Gutierrez-Arrellano, Kasandra-Zoica Ivanic, Marianne Kettunen, Lisa Mandle, Jennifer C Merriman, Mark Mulligan, Kelvin S-H Peh, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, Darius J. Semmens, Sue Stolton, Simon Willcock, and Craig Groves
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Abstract
Increasing interest in measuring, modelling and valuing ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that ecosystems provide to people, has resulted in the development of an array of ES assessment tools in recent years. Selecting an appropriate tool for measuring and modelling ES can be challenging. This document provides guidance for practitioners on existing tools that can be applied to measure or model ES provided by important sites for biodiversity and nature conservation, including Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), natural World Heritage sites (WHS), and protected areas (PAs). Selecting an appropriate tool requires identifying the specific question being addressed, what sorts of results or outputs are required, and consideration of practical factors such as the level of expertise, time and data required for applying any given tool. This guide builds on existing reviews of ES assessment tools, but has an explicit focus on assessing ES for sites of importance for biodiversity and nature conservation.
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Neugarten, R.A., Langhammer, P.F., Osipova, E., Bagstad, K.J., Bhagabati, N., Butchart, S.H., Dudley, N., Elliott, V., Gerber, L.R., Gutierrez-Arrellano, C., Ivanic, K., Kettunen, M., Mandle, L., Merriman, J.C., Mulligan, M., Peh, K.S., Raudsepp-Hearne, C., Semmens, D.J., Stolton, S., Willcock, S., Groves, C., 2018, Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services: guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas, x, 70 p., https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.PAG.28.en.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Title | Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services: guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas |
| ISBN | 9782831719177 |
| DOI | 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.PAG.28.en |
| Publication Date | August 07, 2018 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IUCN |
| Contributing office(s) | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| Description | x, 70 p. |