A factsheet developed by MACBIO on the methods of ecosystem services valuation in the Pacific. Topics explained:
* What are ecosystem services and why are they important in the Pacific?
* How can we value marine ecosystem services in the Pacific?
* Cost based valuation methods.
* Production based valuation methods.
* Revealed preference valuation methods.
* Stated preferences methods.
A factsheet developed by MACBIO covering the topic of Marine Ecosystem Services in the Pacific.
* What marine and coastal ecosystem services exist in the Pacific and why are they important?
PDF file of a presentation by MACBIO on the process and products of the national MESV process in the Solomon Islands. This provides a quick overview of the process itself and the developed material, that are combined in this dataset.
Poster summarizing the values of the marine ecosystem services of Solomon Islands calculated by MACBIO based on data of 2013.
Infographic about the value of Solomon Islands' marine ecosystem services as calculated by MACBIO based on 2014 data.
Full report of the conducted National Marine Ecosystem Service Valuation of Solomon Islands by MACBIO in 2015.
Summary Report of the National Marine Ecosystem Service Valuation of Solomon Islands conducted by MACBIO in 2015.
In the MABCBIO project, ACMCA was taken as focus area for community managed marine protected areas. This report examines the successes, challenges and lessons learned from the Arnavon Islands Community Marine Conservation Area (ACMCA). The objective of this research was to examine the various conservation efforts, methods and approaches applied in the Arnavons and assess what has worked, what has not worked and the main lessons learned.
Poster developed by MACBIO summarizing lessons learned in locally managed marine protected area ACMCA. Language English.
In April 2016, the Cabinet of the Solomon Islands Government endorsed the establishment of the Ocean12 National Steering Committee (comprising the twelve Ministries relevant to ocean management and use) with the mandate to progress Integrated Ocean Governance for the Solomon Islands. The Ocean12 set up a technical working group tasked with implementing the priority aspects of Integrated Ocean Governance including marine spatial planning and the development of an ocean policy.
Report on SUMAs in a medium resolution. Demarcating SUMAs is part of Marine Spatial Planning as commissioned by Ocean12 and supported by MACBIO (Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in Pacific Island Countries) project. Marine experts defined inshore and offshore SUMAs in a workshop in July 2017. The report describes the method and the results.
This zip folder contains the shapefile of the Special, Unique Marine Areas of Solomon Islands, including its metadata.
Overview map of Solomon Islands special, unique marine areas.