Economic Valuation Methodologies and Training Materials
The Ocean Agency
Ahmed, M et al. 2004. “Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable management of coral reefs.” WorldFish Centre Conference Proceedings 70.
Barbier, E., M. Acreman, and D. Knowler. 1997. “Economic Valuation of Wetlands: a Guide for Policy Makers and Planners.” Gland, Switzerland: Ramsar Convention Bureau.
Bann, C. 1998. “The Economic Valuation of Mangroves: A Manual for Researchers.” Ottawa, Canada: EEPSEA Special Paper, International Development Research Centre
Bateman, I.J., et al. 2002. “Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques: A Manual.” Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Briones, N.D. 2002. “Economic Valuation and Assessment of Aquatic Resources.” University of the Philippines Open University.
Champ, P.A., K.J. Boyle and T.C. Brown (eds.), I. J. Bateman (series ed.). 2003. “The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources: A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation.” Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
McKenney, B. 2007. “Assessing Opportunities for Ecosystem Service-based Conservation Strategies.” The Nature Conservancy (internal document).
IUCN. 1998. “Economic Values of Protected Areas: Guidelines for Protected Area Managers.” Switzerland: IUCN.
James, R. 1991. “Wetland valuation: guidelines and techniques.” Bogor, Indonesia: Asian Wetland Bureau.
McPherson, M. 2006. “Baselines for The Nature Conservancy Meso-American Reef Program Platform Site Socioeconomic Modeling, Part 1: Report on key socioeconomic impact response indicator datasets, key trends, data gaps and local socioeconomic monitoring strategies.” The Nature Conservancy (draft).
McPherson M., and M. Gorrez. 2006. “Meso-American Reef Program Socio-Economic Dynamic Modeling: Training Module.” The Nature Conservancy (draft).
The Nature Conservancy Meso-American Reef programs – http://www.tncmar.net/english/how_do_we_work.htm – includes methods for Rapid Reef Assessments
The Nature Conservancy. Nature’s Investment Bank: How Marine Protected Areas Contribute to Poverty Reduction – http://www.nature.org/initiatives/protectedareas/howwework/art23185.html – The Nature Conservancy has worked with leading academics on a study that conclusively proves that marine protected areas (MPAs) can help alleviate poverty.
van Beukering, P., L. Brander, E. Tompkins, and E. McKenzie. 2007. “Valuing the Environment in Small Islands – An Environmental Economics Toolkit.” United Kingdom: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). Online at: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-4065.
Whitehead, J.C. 2000. “A Practitioner’s primer on Contingent Valuation.” East Carolina University. Online at: http://www.ecu.edu/econ/wp/00/ecu0008.pdf.
World Resources Institute. 2007. “Economic Valuation of Coral Reefs: Methodology v2.1.” Online at: http://pdf.wri.org/coral_reefs_methodology-10-2007.pdf.
