Ecosystem services (ES) are the ecological characteristics, functions, or processes that
directly or indirectly contribute to sustainable human wellbeing. The ecosystems that provide …

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 …

Highlights•The relational nature of valuation and the specific content of valuation are
distinguished.•As contents of valuation, instrumental and relational values are different with …

Forests have the most biodiversity and provide vital ecosystem services. They offer
numerous forest-related services, some of which can be commercialized. This improves …

This study presents a meta-analysis of the economic values of global forest ecosystem
services. The meta-analysis is conducted based on data from primary studies published …

Plural valuation is about eliciting the diverse values of nature articulated by different
stakeholders in order to inform decision making and thus achieve more equitable and …

The values (ie, importance) that people place on ecosystems have been identified as a
crucial dimension of sustainable management of social-ecological systems. Recently, the …

Abstract The Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) approach, developed as theoretical
backdrop for the assessments of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on …

Estimating the impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes in Ecosystem Service Values
(ESV) is indispensable to provide public awareness about the status of ESV, and to help in …

People depend on functioning ecosystems, which provide benefits that support human
existence and wellbeing. The relationship between people and nature has been …