Influence of Coastal Economic Valuations in the Caribbean Enabling Conditions and Lessons Learned

Author or Publisher: 

World Resources Institute

Date: 

2012

Format: 

Working paper
report

Language: 

EN

Focus of material: 

Background

Target group: 

policy makers
practitioners

Description: 

This paper assesses the policy influence of previous coastal ecosystem economic valuations in the Caribbean and identifies the key “enabling conditions” for valuations to influence policy, management, or investment decisions. These findings will inform WRI's and our partners’ efforts to produce a standardized framework for economic valuation of coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean.

Fitness for material development: 

Direct use

Keywords: 

Caribbean, EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories, Netherlands, policy