The Case Study DatabaseThe Case Study Database

1.1. The case study database: The case study database: What is it? What is it? What can you do with it?What can you do with it?

2.2. What information is available?What information is available?

3.3. Searching through the databaseSearching through the database How do you do that?How do you do that? Using the search filtersUsing the search filters Refining your searchRefining your search

4.4. You found your cases of interest – Now what? You found your cases of interest – Now what? Hyperlinks to the designated report, publication Hyperlinks to the designated report, publication

or website.or website.

1. The Case Study Database: 1. The Case Study Database: What is it?What is it?

It is a database where It is a database where you can search for case you can search for case studies on ecosystem:studies on ecosystem:

ValuationValuation FinancingFinancing ManagementManagement

Every row represents 1 Every row represents 1 case!case!

The columns provide you The columns provide you information for a case. information for a case. Information is given for:Information is given for:

LocationLocation EcosystemEcosystem Project description and Project description and

data sourcedata source Valuation and financingValuation and financing Additional informationAdditional information

The format of the The format of the database is given in MS database is given in MS Excel © which provides Excel © which provides you with a quick you with a quick overview of relevant overview of relevant cases!cases!

1. The Case Study 1. The Case Study Database: What can you do Database: What can you do

with it?with it? This database aims at providing you with a This database aims at providing you with a

considerable list of cases on ecosystem considerable list of cases on ecosystem valuation, financing and mangementvaluation, financing and mangement

By means of search functions, you are able to By means of search functions, you are able to quickly find those cases that are of interest to quickly find those cases that are of interest to you.you.

The hyperlink and information about the The hyperlink and information about the coordinator/contact person provides you with coordinator/contact person provides you with the means to dive deeper in those cases that the means to dive deeper in those cases that catch your attention. catch your attention.

We will now show you what you can do with this We will now show you what you can do with this database and how you can search for database and how you can search for

informationinformation

2. What information is 2. What information is available in the case study available in the case study

database?database?

Information by “location”Information on the “ecosystem”Information on the “project description”Information on “valuation and financing”Information on any “additional information”

3. Searching through the 3. Searching through the database: How do you do database: How do you do

that?that?You can search You can search

on on the following the following

critera:critera: CountryCountry RegionRegion Ecosystem Ecosystem

Typology / Typology / Land useLand use

Type of Type of Ecosystem Ecosystem ServiceService

MethodologyMethodology

3. Searching through the 3. Searching through the database: Using the search database: Using the search

filters (1)filters (1)For example, you For example, you

are are

interested in interested in searching searching

for cases in for cases in Indonesia. Indonesia.

1.1. Go to the column Go to the column “country” and “country” and click on it with click on it with your left your left mousebuttonmousebutton

3. Searching through the 3. Searching through the database: Using the search database: Using the search

filters (2)filters (2)2. Select the 2. Select the

country country ““Indonesia” (or any Indonesia” (or any

other other country you are country you are

interested interested in). in).

The database now The database now provides you with provides you with

all all cases for Indonesia!cases for Indonesia!

3. Searching through the 3. Searching through the database: Using the search database: Using the search

filters (3)filters (3)3. To return to the 3. To return to the

initial initial

situation:situation: Click again on Click again on

“country” and “country” and select “select “allall” in the ” in the top!top!

3. Searching through the 3. Searching through the database: Refining your database: Refining your

search (1)search (1)1.1. Suppose, you are not only Suppose, you are not only

interested in cases from interested in cases from Indonesia, but you are also Indonesia, but you are also interested in cases that focus interested in cases that focus on “climate regulation” (as on “climate regulation” (as one of the possible ecosystem one of the possible ecosystem services).services).

2.2. You need to You need to refinerefine your your search. search.

1.1. Click with your left mouse Click with your left mouse button on the column button on the column “country” and consequently “country” and consequently select “Indonesia”. The select “Indonesia”. The database now provides you database now provides you with all cases from Indonesiawith all cases from Indonesia

2.2. Now click with your left Now click with your left mouse button on the mouse button on the column “Type of column “Type of Ecosystem Service” and Ecosystem Service” and consequently select consequently select “climate regulation – R”“climate regulation – R”

3. Searching through the 3. Searching through the database: Refining your database: Refining your

search (2)search (2)The database now The database now

provides provides

you with all cases foryou with all cases for

““Indonesia” Indonesia” andand “Climate“Climate

Regulation”Regulation”

3. Searching through the 3. Searching through the database: Refining your database: Refining your

search (3)search (3)To return to the initial To return to the initial

situation: situation: Click with your left Click with your left

mouse button on the mouse button on the column “Type of column “Type of Ecosystem Service” Ecosystem Service” and select “all” in the and select “all” in the toptop

You also need to You also need to select “all” for the select “all” for the column “country”.column “country”.

4. You found your cases of 4. You found your cases of interest – Now what?interest – Now what?

Most of the cases that are included in this database provide a Most of the cases that are included in this database provide a

hyperlink to the designated source. This is either a publication hyperlink to the designated source. This is either a publication or or

a website.a website.

We hope this database We hope this database will be of use to you!will be of use to you!

Any questions, suggestions for Any questions, suggestions for improvement or other inquires can improvement or other inquires can

be addressed to Ivo Mulder at be addressed to Ivo Mulder at ivo.mulder@fsd.nlivo.mulder@fsd.nl. .