| dc.contributor | Ecosystems Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | GRID-Arendal | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Duke University | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Global | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-12T03:35:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-05-12T03:35:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/32244 | |
| dc.description | This discussion paper highlights areas of ocean and coastal management for which a better understanding of the economic value of marine ecosystem services could: • substantially improve the management of critical marine resources; • improve governance, regulation, and emerging ocean policy; and • provide a better understanding of the potential economic challenges that arise from a rapidly changing ocean environment. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | OCEANS | en_US |
| dc.subject | COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | GREEN ECONOMY | en_US |
| dc.subject | FISHERIES | en_US |
| dc.subject | FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS | en_US |
| dc.subject | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | en_US |
| dc.subject | CORAL REEFS | en_US |
| dc.subject | CARBON CYCLE | en_US |
| dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | en_US |
| dc.title | Why Value the Oceans? A Discussion Paper | en_US |
| dc.type | Booklets and Brochures | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en_US |
| wd.tags | Coastal and Marine Ecosystems | en_US |
| wd.topics | Ecosystems | en_US |
| wd.topics | Oceans & seas | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 33 p. | en_US |
