Abstract This study presents three case studies of integrating coastal ecosystem services' value into decision making in Xiamen under the integrated coastal management (ICM) framework. Xiamen's experiences show that integrating the values of ecosystem services into decision making can harmonize coastal economic development, environmental protection, and local stakeholders' concerns regarding preserving the ecosystems they depend on. Scientists play a critical role in integrating the values of ecosystem services into decision making by convincing policymakers and concerned stakeholders that the benefits and costs of development and conservation of ecosystems are worthwhile. ICM also provides the required operational framework and policy mechanism for incorporating ecosystem services and their values into decision making, especially at times of market and institutional failures.

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将生态系统服务价值纳入厦门沿海管理决策

摘要 本研究介绍了在综合沿海管理（ICM）框架下将沿海生态系统服务价值纳入厦门决策的三个案例研究。厦门的经验表明，将生态系统服务的价值纳入决策可以协调沿海经济发展、环境保护和当地利益相关者对保护他们所依赖的生态系统的关注。科学家通过说服政策制定者和相关利益相关者相信生态系统开发和保护的收益和成本是值得的，在将生态系统服务的价值融入决策方面发挥着关键作用。ICM 还提供将生态系统服务及其价值纳入决策所需的操作框架和政策机制，