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ECONOMICS AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT: DISCUSSION [PDF]

open access: yes
Environmental Economics and Policy,
Poe, Gregory L.
core   +1 more source

All that Glitters: A Review of Payments for Watershed Services in Developing Countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This report reviews the current status of payments for watershed services in developing countries. It highlights the main trends in the evolution of these schemes, synthesising the available evidence on their environmental and social impacts, and drawing
Ina T. Porras   +2 more
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Life Sciences Innovation as a Catalyst for Economic Development: The Role of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report provides an up-to-date, independent evaluation of the $1 billion, 10-year Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) charged with the responsibility of carrying out its mission. The initiative was
Alan Clayton-Matthews, Barry Bluestone
core  

The Silver Anniversary of the United States’ Exclusive Economic Zone: Twenty-Five Years of Ocean Use and Abuse, and the Possibility of a Blue Water Public Trust Doctrine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Sustainably managing marine ecosystems has proved nearly impossible, with few success stories. Ecosystem management failures largely stem from the traditional sector-by-sector, issue-by-issue approach to managing ocean-borne activities—an approach that ...
Turnipseed, Mary   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Using an ecosystem service model to inform restoration planning: A spatially explicit oyster filtration model for Pensacola Bay, Florida

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice
The development of science‐based restoration goals that reflect the primary motivation of stakeholders is a key factor leading to large‐scale, long‐term restoration successes.
Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Global Map of Coastal Recreation Values: Results From a Spatially Explicit Based Meta-Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
The welfare dimension of the recreational services provided by global coastal ecosystems is examined through a meta-analytical regression-based valuation approach.
Andrea Ghermandi, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes
core  

Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Land Use: Comparing Three Federal Policies [PDF]

open access: yes
Natural ecosystems provide a variety of benefits to society, known as “ecosystem services.” Fundamental to the provision of ecosystem services in a region is its underlying biodiversity, i.e., the wealth and variety of plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Riddle, Anne, Walls, Margaret
core  

Bridging Functions and Values: Advancing Wetland Ecosystem Service Assessment Through Use of a Service Capacity Index. [PDF]

open access: yesWetlands (Wilmington)
Kleindl WJ   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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