| Title | Informing Natural Resource Policy Making Using Participatory Rapid Economic Valuation (PREV): The Case of the Togean Islands,Indonesia. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Cannon, J.; Surjadi, P. |
| ContactAuthor | asb@cgiar.org; j.cannon@conservation.org |
| Journal | Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment |
| Volume | 104 |
| Start Page | 99 |
| Pagination | 13 |
| Keywords | Conservation, decision-making, Economics, Indonesia, policy, valuation |
| Abstract | This paper presents participatory rapid economic valuation (PREV), a practical tool that: (1) provides decision-makers with
enough information of adequate quality to guide land-use and development decisions; (2) helps ensure decisions reflect the
best available research findings; (3) be widely applicable. In order to achieve these goals, PREV results must be credible to
decision-makers, requiring that the methods, data and assumptions used be easily understood, transparent and perceived as
reasonable. The economic valuation work should also be carried out in a participatory consensus-building fashion so that the
knowledge of local stakeholders is fully utilized, and a wide range of decision-makers are aware of and agree with the findings. PREV must also be rapid enough to respond to real-world policy making time lines, easily carried out and inexpensive if it is to be widely used. |
| URL | http://www.asb.cgiar.org/pdfwebdocs/AGEE_special_Cannon_Informing natural resource.pdf |
