Patrick ten Brink

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an overview of the value of ecosystem services of 10 main biomes expressed in monetary units and showed that most of this value is outside the market and best considered as nontradable public benefits.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight and illustrate the approach adopted by TEEB: namely to show how economic concepts and tools can help equip society with the means to incorporate the values of nature into decision making at all levels.

TL;DR: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative drawing attention to local, national and global economic benefits of biodiversity, highlighting the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, the benefits of investing in natural capital, and drawing together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of research into quantifying the economic impacts of marine litter from an environmental economics perspective and review those sectors where these costs are notable; and consider policy instruments, such as taxes and charges addressing the drivers of waste, for instance those being developed for plastic bags, which could be used to reduce the production of waste and minimize its impacts.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present insights on both critical water-related ecosystem services and also on the wider ecosystem services from wetlands, and show how recognizing, demonstrating, and capturing the values of ecosystem services related to water and wetlands can lead to better informed, more efficient, and fairer decision making.