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73 – Economic – Complementary Accounting Network (CAN)

CAN is a dashboard encompassing a range of both monetary and non-monetary indicators on a common timescale. The CAN is designed to capture economic, ecological and socio-cultural dimensions over time at both national, regional or local scales.

76 – Economic – Travel cost method

The travel cost method is the most established revealed preference approach to estimate the recreational value of natural sites. It can also be used to value other public goods such as museums or cultural attractions.

70 – Economic – EVTool – Systematized Economic Valuation Tool

EVTool is a simplified instrument that allows to approach the estimated value of ecosystem services adapted to the available information.

50_MicroCT

Micro-CT is a non-destructive X-ray imaging tool used to visualize internal and external structures of samples in high-resolution 3D. It is widely used in taxonomy and morphological research to analyze internal features in their original spatial context. The technique also enables quantitative measurements (e.g., density, porosity, thickness) that help study organism function and responses to environmental change.

20_Paticipatory Reserch – Online survey/questionnaire

This tool captures social perceptions and cultural values of ecosystems, especially in coastal areas, highlighting how people benefit from nature and how their interactions help sustain ecosystem health.

42_Scenario downscaling for management planning

Explore scenario downscaling for marine management planning, enabling effective responses to future uncertainties by assessing potential changes and impacts.

40_Structured surveys

The purpose of the tool is to obtain the perception of stakeholders on the most important socio-economic and ecological variables in their area, and the way they interrelate to (i.e. influence) each other.

30_Physical natural capital accounting

Explore the Physical Natural Capital Accounts (PNCA), a comprehensive tool that visualizes essential eco-data for natural capital accounting and ecosystem management.

41_Bow-Tie analysis

Category: Ecological Subcategory: Risk and Opportunity Assessment – Bow-tie Analysis Tool type: Conceptual and ...

12_Metric of habitat function (MHF)

Category: Ecological Subcategory: Ecosystem functioning and biodiversity Tool Type : Conceptual model Input data: ...

10_Ecological Interaction Networks – structure and function

The tool is used to analyse marine food web structure and functioning by modelling trophic interactions as energy fluxes. It supports the assessment of biodiversity changes and their effects on ecosystem functioning and related ecosystem services.

13_Ecological Value Assessment – EVA

Discover the Ecological Value Assessment (EVA) method for marine ecosystems, designed to enhance biodiversity valuation across diverse coastal regions.
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