Figueiredo, RonnieCabral, Pedro2025-12-052025-12-052024Figueiredo, R. and Cabral, P. (2024), "Ocean ecosystem services: modeling a factor development process to create sustainable value for decisions", Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal2040-80212040-8021http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14944Purpose - The aim of this paper is to model a process for moving toward sustainable ecosystem service decisions in a Coastal Biodiversity and discuss the directions of the process for decision-makers to apply in ocean ecosystem services. Design/methodology/approach – After the development of theoretical approaches to understand their prospects for the future development of ecosystem services, we worked on a process for developing factors for sustainable decision-making. It uses the Delphi method to develop all the factors supported by six dimensions in two specific moments: deductive-inductive and inductive-deductive. Findings - This process of modeling the factors expands the possibility of adaptive governance to make prior and subsequent decisions using factors related to dimensions, stakeholders and benefits, risks, opportunities, and costs. Originality/value - This modeling process generated dimensions and factors to support adaptive governance stakeholders in making sustainable decisions in a coastal biodiversity zone. Practical implications - This set of factors developed for adaptive governance decision-making can be applied to develop a prior alignment of stakeholder interests with sustainable practices. Social implications - This set of factors developed with the intervention of experts reinforces the importance of sustainable collective decisions on ocean ecosystem services. This is a joint approach with participants in the NextOcean project, sponsored by the EC's Horizon 2020 program. An Earth Observation-based Consortia aim to create sustainable value for Space, Land, and Oceans.engEcosystem ServicesSustainable DevelopmentDecision-MakingGovernanceMarineNextOceanInnovationjournal article10.1108/sampj-09-2023-0706