Nature Value

 Conflicts in the coastal zone (CZ) and about marine resources can be expected to increase in the future. Simultaneously, there is a lack of relevant data on the non-commercial use and valuation of the CZ Resources.

This project will supply data on local inhabitants values attached to marine resources in the coastal zone. The data collected will be of a quality which make them suitable as input in models and management processes regarding utilization of CZ resources.

The project concentrates data collection and application to the three northernmost counties in Norway. By the use of the technique benefit-transfer they can be transferred to other parts of Norway. Results from the project will be relevant for local authorities’ coastal zone planning processes, and national authorities’ management of marine resources.

Past events

The Nature Value start-up seminar was held 29. - 30. October in 2013 in Tromsø, at the Norwegian College of Fisheries Science (NFH). A picture of NFH is shown below. 

NFH in winter. Photo: Tone Osnes

The seminar started with the lecture "The fight for space in the coastal zone", which was held by Jahn Petter Johnsen and Bjørn Hersoug, both from NFH.

After a short break Margrethe Aanesen informed the participants about Nature Value's large scale discrete choice experiment (DCE) survey, while Dugald Tinch talked about possible pitfalls ehile designing DCE surveys. The formulation of the DCE survey was discussed before the seminar participants visited one of Tromsø's better seafood restaurants; Fiskekompagniet.

The following morning Margrethe started the seminar by talking about combining DCE surveys with citizens' juries, before Hege Westskog held a lecture titled "Combining quantitative and qualitative methodes in valuation projects". 

After a short break the work with formulating the DCE survey continued and was concluded after lunch.

Participating in Nature Value's start-up seminar: Eirik Mikkelsen, Trude Borch, Johanne S. Borch, Claire Armstrong, Jannike Falk-Petersen, Erlend D. Sandorf, Torbjørn Schei, Dugald Tinch, Bjrøn Hersoug, Jahn Petter Johnsen, Hege Westskog and Margrethe Aanesen. 

Upcoming events

The DCE survey formulated at the start-up seminar last year, will be carried out in February and March 2015. For more information about this event, contact Margrethe Aanesen for further information.