A guide to selecting ecosystem service models for decision-making: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa

This guide is particularly suited to advisors and technical managers who are supporting policy-makers

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 January 2018
Document Type:
Book
Theme:
Climate and Environment
Authors:
Bullock, J and Ding, H

Abstract

Ecosystems are essential to human life, livelihoods and wellbeing. Many national policies and international agreements include goals to protect ecosystem services. This guidebook helps readers to assess how ecosystem service models could support policy-making in their countries.

The guide is particularly suited to advisors and technical managers who are supporting policy-makers.

It is based on results from the 2013–16 WISER project, which assessed several ecosystem service modeling tools in sub-Saharan Africa. Policy advisors from Malawi and Uganda contributed actively to the guide’s development.

The guide includes:

  • Advice on how models can inform different types of policy and programme decisions
  • Guidance on how to consider technical capacity and resource needs, when selecting an appropriate

This publication was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Bullock, J.; Ding, H. (2018) A guide to selecting ecosystem service models for decision-making: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa. World Resources Institute

A guide to selecting ecosystem service models for decision-making: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa

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Published 31 January 2018
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