Success Stories in Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services into Macro-economic Policy and Land Use Planning: Evidence from Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Viet Nam
During the four years of the project, ProEcoServ facilitated policymakers in pilot countries to access scientific information on how ecosystem services impact human welfare and economies. More importantly, ProEcoServ successfully demonstrated the processes for the uptake of ecosystem assessment policy tools by decision makers. This was achieved by developing tools and products to be used by policymakers, using ProEcoServ information to support key sector investment decisions and macro-economic models.