2.3.2.9 Triage sequence 3.3: Is the envisaged valuation method feasible?

TRIAGE SEQUENCE 3
Choice of methods, tools and means for ecosystem services assessment in response to management needs

Question 9
Is the envisaged valuation method feasible?

Finally, the manpower and cost requirements for evaluating different services can vary considerably depending on the methods proposed, and must be explicitly considered.

Where resources for primary data collection are limited, the availability of supporting data (both ecological and socio-economic) will also have a strong influence on the scope of amarine ecosystem services assessment.

This is true for implementing ecosystem services methods but also for scenario building. It is therefore necessary to identify the available data, their quality and confidence, and existing gaps. 

The VALMER project devised a advice note for "Practical approaches to the management of marine social and economic data" [ Lear and Carrier, 2015 ].