It has been 20 years since two seminal publications about ecosystem services came out: an
edited book by Gretchen Daily and an article in Nature by a group of ecologists and …

Studying the whole process of ecosystem services (ES) realization by people (ecosystem
services flow) is the key to ES management. However, varying concepts of relative …

While marine kelp forests have provided valuable ecosystem services for millennia, the
global ecological and economic value of those services is largely unresolved. Kelp forests …

Despite substantial conservation efforts, the loss of ecosystems continues globally, along
with related declines in species and nature's contributions to people. An effective ecosystem …

Natural capital accounting aims to measure changes in the stock of natural assets (ie, soil,
air, water and all living things) and to integrate the value of ecosystem services into …

Urban and peri-urban green space provides multiple recreation opportunities with important
benefits for physical and psychological well-being, but access to these benefits is often …

To better manage our environment, systematic information is needed on the state of
ecosystems and their interactions with society. Efforts have been undertaken to design …

Despite advances in understanding the effects of landscape structure on ecosystem services
(ES), many challenges related to these complex spatial interactions remain. In particular, the …

Abstract The United States and European Union (EU) face common challenges in managing
natural capital and balancing conservation and resource use with consumption of other …

Ecosystem services accounts are a useful tool that provides relevant information on the role
of ecosystems in delivering services, and the society benefiting from them. This paper …