Human activities both depend upon and have consequences on the environment.
Environmental risk assessment (ERA) is a process of estimating the probability and …

Conservation decisions are challenging, not only because they often involve difficult
conflicts among outcomes that people value, but because our understanding of the natural …

Applied ecologists continually advocate further research, under the assumption that
obtaining more information will lead to better decisions. Value of information (VoI) analysis …

Gathering the right kind and the right amount of information is crucial for any decision-
making process. This book presents a unified framework for assessing the value of potential …

How can uncertain fisheries science be linked with good governance processes, thereby
increasing fisheries management legitimacy and effectiveness? Reducing the uncertainties …

Value of information (VoI) analysis is a method for quantifying how additional information
may improve management decisions, with applications ranging from conservation to …

Conservation decision‐makers face a trade‐off between spending limited funds on direct
management action, or gaining new information in an attempt to improve management …

The recent overexploitation of East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stock has been
well documented in the media where it has become the archetype of overfishing and …

Participatory modelling increases the transparency of environmental planning and
management processes and enhances the mutual understanding among different parties …

The probability of major oil accidents in Arctic seas is increasing alongside with increasing
maritime traffic. Hence, there is a growing need to understand the risks posed by oil spills to …