
The
International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA) recently issued new guidance to help ecologists assess ecosystem services within important sites for biodiversity and nature conservation. The report — co-authored by Arizona State University’s
Leah Gerber and
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Affiliate researchers
Penny Langhammer and
Rachel Neugarten — reviews nine assessment tools and focuses on their application in key biodiversity areas, natural World Heritage sites and protected areas.
The report, “
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services: Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas,” is the result of a collaboration between more than 20 international experts in the field convened by the IUCN.
Written by Skip Derra, Director - Relations ans Strategic Communications at Arizona State University