Natural capital accounting in marine protected areas: The case of the Islands of Ventotene and S. Stefano (Central Italy)

Pier Paolo Franzese, Elvira Buonocore, Luigia Donnarumma and Giovanni F. Russo

Ecological Modelling, 2017, vol. 360, issue C, 290-299

Abstract: Marine ecosystems are exposed to significant anthropogenic pressure mainly due to the exploitation of biotic and abiotic marine resources. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are important tools to achieve local and global marine conservation targets. Marine ecosystems generate goods and services vital for human well-being. Their value can be explored not only from an economic viewpoint based on market and human preferences, but also using a biophysical perspective based on the accounting of environmental costs sustained for the generation of natural capital stocks and ecosystem services flows.

Keywords: Natural capital; Environmental accounting; Emergy; Marine protected areas; Benthic habitats (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.07.015

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