This tool provides a searchable database of previous studies that have estimated the monetary value of marine and coastal ecosystem services across Pacific Island Countries. These valuations cover a range of benefits—including fisheries, coastal protection, tourism, and cultural services—and use a variety of economic valuation methods to capture both market and non-market values. By bringing these studies together in one place, the tool supports policymakers in recognising the economic importance of natural assets and making more informed decisions about conservation and development.
- What are Ecosystem Goods and Services?
- Why Estimate the Monetary Value of Ecosystems?
- Monetary Estimates of Ecosystem Services in Pacific Island Countries
- Why Are Some Ecosystem Service Benefits Valued and Others Not?
- How Do We Measure Ecosystem Values?
- Why Does Ecosystem Valuation Vary So Much?
- Does It Really Add Up to Estimate Total Economic Value?
- How does ecosystem valuation relate to Environmental Accounting?