This case study proposes a replicable methodology that can be used to identify and map green infrastructure elements at the landscape level, based on the notions of ecological connectivity, multi-functionality of ecosystems, and maximisation of benefits both for humans and for natural conservation. The method is applied in a continental scale analysis covering the EU-27 territory, taking into account the delivery of eight regulating and maintenance ecosystem services and the requirements of large mammals’ populations.
This study examines how ecosystem services can be valued and mapped and presents a case study for Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
This case study combines a documentary‐historical method with a value‐critical approach to analyse Mongolia's social policy response to poverty.
This paper reports on the findings of the Southern Palawan Pilot Ecosystem Account in the Philippines, which follows a standardized system called the System of Environmental Economic Accounting – Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EEA) that ensures comparability, both nationally and internationally, and consistency with regularly produced economic statistics. Therefore, ecosystem accounts can be used to monitor trends in natural capital as well as the enforcement of resource management policies.
This paper discusses how best to take into account impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services in cost-benefit analyses.
This case study compiles and synthesises data on marine ecosystem services to help identify the key ecosystem values of the Northern Mozambique Channel (NMC) region, one of the world’s outstanding terrestrial and marine biodiversity areas and a biological reservoir for the entire coastal area of East Africa.
This cost-benefit analysis study was conducted within the CITYWATER project, which aimed to promote the implementation of water protection actions to improve the state of the local waters and the Baltic Sea. It consists of five case studies representing differing measures. The results show that investments in infrastructure such as wastewater treatment plants and port reception facilities, as well as in natural solutions such as stormwater wetland and agricultural buffer zones, result in significant reductions in nutrient loads.
This study, conducted in Southern Punjab province, explores the impacts of a massive flood in 2010 on the livelihoods and food security of rural communities. The study found that agriculture was the major income source of the area and that the flood severely affected natural capital (land, irrigation, orchards, and livestock). This resulted in food insecurity, deficiency, and contaminated commodities.
This paper estimates the economic value of ecosystem services of Piatra Craiului National Park in Romania by using a number of recognized methodologies applied by environmental economists around the world. The approach and results include a benefit distribution analysis, for both the economic sectors and the groups of beneficiaries.
This case study advocates for integrating the values of goods and services provided by forest ecosystems into policy making in Tunisia. For example, the study recommends combining forest conservation measures with compensation systems for income losses and creating a Forest Development Fund funded by a tax on products and services provided by forests.