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Résumé :
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Plan Bleu addressed this question as part of its assessments in order to come to more informed sustainable development policy decisions. These assessments cover various geographic levels (from local to regional) and different environments, such as marine, coastal and forest ecosystems. For instance, at the Mediterranean level, marine ecosystems were assessed in a study on the socioeconomic impact of Marine Protected Areas, on the economic and social value of maritime fishing and on their related sustainable benefits. The goods and services provided by forest ecosystems were also examined in a socio-economic assessment. Finally, Plan Bleu recently launched a new study, which focuses on the economic assessment of services provided by wetlands in terms of adaptation to climate change. Plan Bleu’s experts used these studies and their expertise to analyse the interests and limitations of these socio-economic assessments on sustainable development in the Mediterranean region. The analysis focuses on strengths and weaknesses in communicating with decision-makers, and on the concrete ways to use these socio-economic assessments
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