This page provides a list of selected (key) publications related to Ecosystem Services & Sustainable Management and to the general NV&F publication database (public and internal). A focus is given to those tools and approaches which emphasise the way in which the valuation of ecosystem services can contribute to sustainable and integrated management outcomes.

A large number of publications relevant to Economic Valuation can be found in the NV&F Publication Database (abstracts only). To download full publicatons, please visit our Internal Publication Database (for registered members only). If you want to have access to the full publications, but you are not a member yet, please send an e-mail to Mishka Stuip (mishka.stuip@fsd.nl) indicating your interest to become a member of the NV&F network. She will provide you with a user name and password.

 

The key publications below provide an introduction and overview to the theme as well as an understanding of ecosystem services and their application in the sustainable management of ecosystems. 

 

Key Publications

 

• Ecological Restoration: A new frontier for nature conservation and economics Aronson J., Clewell AF., Blignaut JN and Milton SJ (2006).
  
   

• In the front line: Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs. UNEP-WCMC (2006).

• The Wealth of the Poor: Managing ecosystems to fight poverty. World Resources Institute (WRI) (2005).
• The Green Buck: Using economic tools to deliver conservation goals. WWF Guide. Le Quesne T. & McNally R. (undated).
• Values and Rewards: Counting and Capturing Ecosystem Water Services for Sustainable Development. Emerton L (2005).
• Value. Counting Ecosystems as an Economic Part of Water Infrastructure. Emerton L. & Bos E. (2004).
• Ecosystem Management: Lessons from around world. Pirot J.-Y., Meynell P.J. & Elder D. (2000).

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