Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: A SWOT analysis of the ecosystem services framework

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-111

  Bull, J W ^a   Jobstvogt, N ^b   Bohnke Henrichs A ^c   Mascarenhas, A ^d,q   Sitas, N ^e   Baulcomb, C ^f   Lambini, C K ^g   Rawlins, M ^h   Baral, H ⁱ   Zahringer J ^j   Carter Silk, E ^k   Balzan, M V ^l   Kenter, J O ^m   Hayha T ⁿ   Petz, K ^o   Koss, R ^p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Wageningen University ^*  (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^e DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^f SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^k PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^l MCAST Main Campus   (Malta)

^m SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CENTRE   (Sweden)

^o PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^p Dalton Koss HQ   (Australia)

^q HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Environmental policy; Expert survey; Young Ecosystem Services Specialists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950991890     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.11.012     Document Type: Article

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