@article{fdi:010064609,
  title = {{E}conomic valuation of ecosystem services from coral reefs in the {S}outh {P}acific : taking stock of recent experience},
  author = {{L}aurans, {Y}. and {P}ascal, {N}. and {B}inet, {T}. and {B}rander, {L}. and {C}lua, {E}. and {D}avid, {G}ilbert and {R}ojat, {D}. and {S}eidl, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he economic valuation of coral reefs ecosystem services is currently seen as a promising approach to demonstrate the benefits of sustainable management of coral ecosystems to policymakers and to provide useful information for improved decisions. {M}ost coral reefs economic studies have been conducted in the {U}nited {S}tates, {S}outheast {A}sia and the {C}aribbean, and only a few have covered the {S}outh {P}acific region. {I}n this region, coral reefs are essential assets for small island developing states as well as for developed countries. {A}ccordingly, a series of ecosystem services valuations has been carried out recently in the {S}outh {P}acific, to try and supply decision-makers with new information. {A}pplying ecosystem services valuation to the specific ecological, social, economic and cultural contexts of the {S}outh {P}acific is however not straightforward. {T}his paper analyses how extant valuations address the various management challenges of coral reef regions in general and more specifically for the {S}outh {P}acific. {B}earing in mind that economic valuation has to match policy-making contexts, we emphasize a series of specific considerations when conducting and applying ecosystem services valuation in {S}outh {P}acific ecological and social contexts. {F}inally, the paper examines the decision-making situations in which extant valuations took place. {W}e conclude that, although ecosystem valuations have been effectively used as a means to raise awareness with respect to coral reef conservation, methodologies will have to be further developed, with multidisciplinary inputs, if they are to provide valuable inputs in local and technical decision-making.},
  keywords = {{C}oral reefs ; {E}cosystem services ; {V}aluation ; {S}outh {P}acific ; {D}ecision-making ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {FIDJI} ; {VANUATU} ; {HAWAI} ; {MARIANAS} {NORTHERN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {M}anagement},
  volume = {116},
  numero = {},
  pages = {135--144},
  ISSN = {0301-4797},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.11.031},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064609},
}