Valuing nature’s contributions to people and integrating them into marine management.
IECS is internationally recognised for its work on ecosystem services, natural capital, and societal goods and benefits. We help decision‑makers understand how marine ecosystems support wellbeing, livelihoods, and cultural identity.
Core Expertise
- Ecosystem services assessment and valuation
- Natural capital accounting and ecological economics
- DAPSI(W)R(M) and Ten Tenets frameworks for management evaluation
- Policy coherence and governance mapping
- Integration of social and ecological data
Our team contributed to MARBEFES and MarineSABRES, developing tools that link biodiversity to ecosystem services and societal benefits across European seas.
Related Expertise
Social Ecological Systems & Human Dimensions
Environmental Assessment & Risk Management
National & Transboundary Marine Management & Governance
Estuarine, Coastal & Marine Ecology
Want to understand how nature supports people and policy? IECS provides ecosystem services assessment, valuation and natural capital analysis for planning and governance.