Ecosystem Services

Options for the Ocean: Scientific Insights for Decision Makers

COMPASS brought together scientists and policy makers for a lunchtime dialogue to explore how the latest scientific insights and tools related to ecosystem services might inform the Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning process underway as part of the new National Ocean Policy (NOP).

West Coast Ecosystem Services: Feasible Metrics and Tradeoffs

In collaboration with the Natural Capital Project, this workshop convened ecologists, economists, and practitioners to adddress: (1) How do we measure key marine and coastal ecosystem services for the US west coast? and (2) How do we apply these metrics to assess important ecosystem service tradeoffs?

Workshop: Communicating the Science of Ecosystem Services to Decision-Makers

As regions respond to the National Ocean Policy, what roles can ecosystem services play in shaping this dialogue? Can services provide an organizing framework for coastal and marine spatial planning? This 2-day workshop focused on identifying and developing consistent messages about ecosystem services that would resonate with decision makers.

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