Project description
The aim of the project was to (i) update the Initial Evaluation documents of the marine strategies carried out in Spain in 2012, (ii) assess the ecosystem services in the marine environment in Spain including the monetary valuation of ecosystem services, (iii) estimate the benefits of a number of measures aimed at protecting the marine ecosystem, and (vi) support the Spanish Ministry in the follow-up of the working groups related to this topic.
To this end, Metroeconomica conducted the following tasks: (i) analysis of historical evolution and projections of added value and employment associated with marine productive activities, (ii) preparation of the budget/blue accounts of Spain, (iii) economic valuation of the ecosystem services of the Spanish marine ecosystem and (iv) cost-benefit analysis of measures to preserve and/or recover the Spanish marine ecosystem.
Project details
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ClientMinistry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO)
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SolutionMarine and terrestrial ecosystems
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Dates04/2018 – 07/2020
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LocationSpain
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