Esther Wolfs

First name: 

Esther

Last name: 

Wolfs

CV: 

no cv yet

Main field of expertise: 

General fields

Specialized in: 

Research
The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity TEEB

Geographic region: 

Caribbean

Name of organisation: 

WKICS

Type of organisation: 

Private

Main project your organisation is involved with, in relation to (sub)tropical biodiversity: 

Valuing ecosystem services of Bonaire: What's Bonaire's Nature Worth? See http://www.ivm.vu.nl/en/projects/Projects/economics/Bonaire/index.asp

Valuing ecosystem services of Saba: What is Saba's Nature Worth?

Valuing ecosystem services of Sint Eustatius socio-economically: What's Sint Eustatius' Nature Worth?

Socio-economi valuation of the impact of the invasive specie Lionfish on the tourism industry of the Cayman Islands.

Good practices your organisation could share on tropical and subtropical sustainable biodiversity management: 

Topic: 

TEEB

Purpose: 

To support and convince decision makers to invest in nature conservation and thereby, they make long term wise all inclusive decisions regarding social issues and economic development

Methodology implemented: 

Stakeholder consultation TEEB Communication

Existing results: 

Awareness raising on the important contribution of nature to the economy (local and national government mention our research as the example) Decision making (investing in nature conservation benefits the economy) Sustainable financing (results presented secured funding for nature conservation)

Indicate info on projects dealing with socio-econ. valuation of biodiversity your organisation has been involved in/aware of.: 

Topic: 

TEEB

Methodology implemented: 

TEEB Daily framework Van Beukering et al, 2007

Existing results: