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February 26, 2024
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Turtle Economic Value: The non-use value of marine turtles in the Asia-Pacific region

Luke recently published this paper, which estimates the non-use values provided by marine turtles in Asia-Pacific — a region characterised by the highest diversity of marine turtles, gravest threats and ongoing population decline. The study uses a large-sample (n =7765) global household survey with a focus on six countries in the region (China, Fiji, Indonesia, […]

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June 20, 2023
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The value of ecosystem services and natural capital of the Area

This report for the International Seabed Authority (ISA) provides information on the economic value of ecosystem services from the seabed and ocean floor beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (the Area) and the potential loss of this value through exploitation activities. Such information can be used to set fees for damage to natural capital (i.e., […]

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May 26, 2023
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Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience

Luke contributed to the recently launched World Bank guidelines on Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience. The guidelines aim to inform the design, implementation, and use of studies to value the benefits and costs of NBS for climate resilience projects. Reliable quantification of the costs and benefits of NBS for […]

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September 10, 2021
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The value of conserving marine turtles in Asia-Pacific

This study for WWF-Australia provides a global review and summary of the literature on the economic value of marine turtles. It also estimates the value of provisioning services and non-use values provided by marine turtles in the Asia-Pacific — a region characterised by the highest diversity of marine turtles, gravest threats and ongoing population decline.

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June 22, 2021
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Economic valuation of marine ecosystem services in the Cook Islands

Luke conducted an economic valuation of ecosystem services provided by the marine environment of the Cook Islands. This study was part of the Cook Islands Ridge to Reef (R2R) project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in partnership with the Cook Islands Government with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The report […]

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September 15, 2020
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Ecosystem Service Valuation Database (ESVD)

Luke recently published an update of the Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD) in collaboration with the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) and Scotlands Rural College (SRUC). This update was funded by the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The ESVD now contains 4,042 records on the economic value of ecosystem services. […]

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March 20, 2020
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The global costs and benefits of expanding marine protected areas

Luke recently published an article in the journal Marine Policy on the global costs and benefits of expanding marine protected areas. Marine ecosystems and the services they provide contribute greatly to human well-being but are becoming degraded in many areas around the world. The expansion of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been advanced as a […]

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April 9, 2019
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Learning from 30+ years of non-market valuation of ecosystem services

As part of the current revision process of the UN Statistics System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), Luke authored a background paper for the Expert Meeting on Ecosystem Valuation in the context of Natural Capital Accounting organised by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in Bonn. The paper provides an overview of the environmental […]

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November 12, 2018
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Environmental Economics for Marine Ecosystem Management Toolkit

Luke authored a toolkit on environmental economic methods for marine ecosystem management for the GEF Large Marine Ecosystems Learning Exchange and Resource Network (GEF LME:LEARN) project. GEF LME:LEARN is a GEF-UNDP-IOC/UNESCO project designed to improve global ecosystem-based governance of Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) and their coasts by generating knowledge, building capacity, harnessing public and private […]

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June 27, 2018
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Mapping the economic value of landslide regulation by forests

Luke published an article in the journal Ecosystem Services on the economic value of forests in regulating landslide risk. The role of forests in regulating landslide risks is well established but estimates of the economic value of this ecosystem service are limited. In order to incorporate the role of forests for landslide risk mitigation in […]

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