Greening the Mediterranean fisheries: tentative assessment of the economic leeway
This new technical report on the Mediterranean fisheries aims to present the current economic and social value of marine fisheries to the Mediterranean region and, more innovative, to estimate the sector’s full potential economic and social value if it were managed optimally, with a view to maximizing the benefits that could be derived from marine […]
Economic study of the impacts of marine and coastal protected areas in the Mediterranean
The objective of this exploratory study is to highlight the links between environmental protection and local development in the specific case of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas.
Methods and tools for socio-economic assessment of goods and services provided by Mediterranean forest ecosystems
Plan Bleu coordinated the preparation of this report produced by EFIMED (Mediterranean Regional Office of the European Forest Institute)and the CTFC (Forest Science Centre of Catalonia), in the framework of the project ” Optimising the production of goods and services by Mediterranean woodland ecosystems in a context of global change“. Methodological sheets are also available. […]
Guidelines for national Economic and Social Analysis of Mediterranean marine ecosystems
This report results from the work conducted by the Plan Bleu as part of the initial economic and social analysis of the EcAp project, Ecosystem Approach for the Management of human activities, coordinated by the Coordinating Unit of the MAP. It is intended to provide guidance to national authorities of Mediterranean countries in charge to […]
Guidelines for national Economic and Social Analysis of Mediterranean marine ecosystems
This report results from the work conducted by the Plan Bleu as part of the initial economic and social analysis of the EcAp project, Ecosystem Approach for the Management of human activities, coordinated by the Coordinating Unit of the MAP. It is intended to provide guidance to national authorities of Mediterranean countries in charge to […]
Economic and social analysis of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean
A growing perception of the crucial role of marine and coastal ecosystems in the supply of goods and services that contribute to present and future human wellbeing and a recognition of the impact of human activities on these ecosystems have inspired the fight to protect them. The social and economic analysis of ecosystem services and […]
Economic assessment of ecosystem services: A tool for sustainable development in the Mediterranean ?
Plan Bleu addressed this question as part of its assessments in order to come to more informed sustainable development policy decisions. These assessments cover various geographic levels (from local to regional) and different environments, such as marine, coastal and forest ecosystems.
Assessment of the socio-economic value of goods and services provided by Mediterranean forest ecosystems. National reports
These reports are the results of work conducted by Plan Bleu and the Secretariat of Comité Silva Mediterranea (FAO) as part of the “ Optimizing the production of goods and services by Mediterranean forest ecosystems in a context of global changes” project, funded by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) for the period 2011 to […]
Assessment of the socio-economic value of the goods and services provided by Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Synthèse régionale
This report is the result of work conducted by Plan Bleu and the Secretariat of Comité Silva Mediterranea (FAO) as part of the “Optimizing the production of goods and services by Mediterranean forest ecosystems in a context of global changes” project, funded by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) for the period 2011 to 2016. […]
Mediterranean wetlands: an economic valuation of their services to climate change adaptation and regulation
Half of all Mediterranean wetlands disappeared over the 20th century. They have declined to now only 18 million hectares (Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory, 2012). However, wetlands are home to some of the richest yet most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Wetlands provide many ecosystem services that promote human wellbeing (Pearce, et al., 1994), including regulating services […]