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‘Mind the Gap’ between ecosystem services classification and strategic decisi...
Ecosystem services (ES) are increasingly embedded in policy agendas, but if and how policy actors are considering them is not often reported. This study assesses the extent to... -
Evaluation of cultural ecosystem services : a review of methods
Abstract Cultural ecosystem services (CES) refer to the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems, and they have direct influence on quality of life. Although the... -
A framework for valuing spatially targeted peatland restoration
Recent evidence suggests that the degree of degradation of peatlands is substantial, and that there is a significant potential to enhance the delivery of a wide range of... -
Interregional flows of ecosystem services
Conserving and managing global natural capital requires an understanding of the complexity of flows of ecosystem services across geographic boundaries. Failing to understand and... -
The current and future value of nature-based tourism in the Eastern Arc Mount...
The financial benefit derived from nature-based tourism in the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAMs) of Tanzania has never been assessed. Here, we calculate the producer surplus (PS)... -
Global socio-economic impacts of changes in natural capital and ecosystem ser...
The year 2020 is a critical year for sustainable development policy and practice with the review and renewal of various international commitments including the Sustainable... -
Corrigendum to "Transparent and feasible uncertainty assessment adds value to...
The authors regret that the original article failed to accurately acknowledge funding sources to SESYNC, which were used to fund the workshop that motivated this special issue... -
Mapping ecosystem services' values
Mapping of ecosystem services' (ESS) values means valuing ESS in monetary terms across a relatively large geographical area and assessing how values vary across space. Thereby,... -
Combining focus group discussions and choice experiments for economic valuati...
This study explores the benefits of combining results of qualitative focus group discussions (FGDs) with a quantitative choice experiment (CE) in a low-income country context.... -
Analysis of ecosystem services provision in the Colombian Amazon using partic...
AbstractOver the last two decades indigenous peoples in the lower Caquetá River basin in Colombia have experienced detrimental changes in the provision of important ecosystem... -
Transparent and feasible uncertainty assessment adds value to applied ecosyst...
Abstract We introduce a special issue that aims to simultaneously motivate interest in uncertainty assessment (UA) and reduce the barriers practitioners face in conducting it.... -
Lessons learnt, challenges and the way forward
AbstractA plurality in methods, models, terminologies is used to assess, quantify, map and communicate ecosystem services (ES). The Thematic Working Groups on Mapping (TWG4) and... -
Evidence of economic benefits for public investment in MPAs
Abstract MPAs enhance some of the Ecosystem Services (ES) provided by coral reefs and clear, robust valuations of these impacts may help to improve stakeholder support and... -
Valuing water quality improvements from peatland restoration
There is evidence that damaged peatlands can negatively affect the delivery of water related ecosystem services. There is interest in peatland restoration to meet different... -
Spatial dimensions of recreational ecosystem service values
This paper investigates spatial determinants of recreational ecosystem service values by combining Geographic Information System (GIS) and meta-analysis, and by presenting the... -
Mapping the economic value of landslide regulation by forests
The role of forests in regulating landslide risks is well established but estimates of the economic value of this ecosystem service are limited. In order to incorporate the role... -
Benefits for multiple ecosystem services in Peruvian coffee agroforestry syst...
Crop production often comes at the expense of losses in ecosystem services and biodiversity; however, this might not always be the case. Here we test the effects of shade... -
Ecosystem services assessment tools for African Biosphere Reserves
While the concept of ecosystem services which links biodiversity to human wellbeing, is by now well-known, its translation into actual management decisions is still uneven....
