Economic valuation has been presented as an important tool for enhancing the
consideration of ecosystem services (ES) in decision-making. Recent literature provides …

This paper reviews concepts and methods for the economic valuation of nature in the
context of wildlife conservation and questions them in light of alternative approaches based …

It is increasingly argued that preferences and values for complex goods such as ecosystem
services are not pre-formed but need to be generated through a process of deliberation and …

The literature on payments for ecosystem services (PES) applied in regions where
indigenous peoples are key social actors has not cast much light on their preferences …

In addition to the deadly effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, positive changes have been
made in air quality. It is important for decision-makers to know whether people's preferences …

This study explores the benefits of combining results of qualitative focus group discussions
(FGDs) with a quantitative choice experiment (CE) in a low-income country context. The …

Choice experiments have gained considerable popularity in ecosystem service valuation. In
a one-shot survey respondents are faced with a strenuous task asking them to discover and …

Land reclamation permanently alters the natural properties of coastal resources and the
environment and thus has caused significant damage to marine ecosystem services. The …

Deliberative valuation of ecosystem services is expected to capture the diversity of values
related to ecosystem services and to facilitate learning and reconsideration of previously …

There is growing demand for more pluralistic valuation approaches, for which Deliberative
Monetary Valuation (DMV) is suitable. Guidance is needed for valid and reliable DMV …