The development of desalination has been essential to the rapid economic development of
the countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. The current production capacity of sea water …

The biotic and abiotic assets of the marine environment form the “marine natural capital”
embedded in the global ocean. Marine natural capital provides the flow of “marine …

This chapter aims to provide an overview of research into quantifying the economic impacts
of marine litter. From an environmental economics perspective it introduces the difficulties in …

Understanding the effects of scale is essential to the understanding of natural ecosystems,
particularly in marine environments where sampling is more limited and sporadic than in …

With the Ecosystem Service (ES) concept's popularisation, the need for robust and practical
methodologies for ES assessments has increased. The ES matrix approach, linking …

Offshore wind farm development has become a key measure of energy transition in recent
years. Coastal territories are particularly favorable to the development of offshore wind farms …

The current lack of research on the evaluation of marine ecosystem services makes the
value of marine protection, development and restoration underestimated during the decision …

Mineral extraction from the seabed has experienced a recent surge of interest from both the
mining industry and marine scientists. While improved methods of geological investigation …

Although the concept of ecosystem services has been in use for many decades, its
application for policy support is limited, particularly with respect to marine ecosystems. Gaps …

Ecosystem service assessments are increasingly used to support natural resource
management, but there is a bias in their application towards terrestrial systems and higher …