In the Nerbioi estuary (North Spain), the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) constructed in
1990 resulted in an abrupt decrease in water pollution and an opportunity for improved …

Indicators are depictions of system qualities, quantities or states, which are not directly
accessible by the observer. Ecological indicators provide aggregated information on …

During the 1970s a debate involving natural science, economic and social science
perspectives emerged around the issue of the'value'of ecosystems and biodiversity. The …

Within ecological research and environmental management, there is current focus on
demonstrating the links existing between human well-being and nature conservation. There …

Abstract The European Union introduced the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
to ensure that Europe's seas are healthy, clean and productive. To meet these goals …

The main aim of this paper is to use the InVEST software (model Pollinator Abudance: Crop
Pollination) for the ecosystem services assessment in the territory of Nitra town and adjacent …

A range of different societal values need to be considered when evaluating ecosystem
services and their changes in relation to both landscape planning and assessing specific …

This chapter has three objectives: to introduce the idea of nature as capital, describe what
natural capital accounting actually means, and review the challenges and progress to date …

This article presents conceptual and methodological frameworks to prioritise interventions
on the Colombian P\'aramo. The mode of analysis that our work takes up is that of …

This chapter discusses the economic methods that can be used to derive monetary values
for the different benefits provided by ecosystem services. It begins by considering the basis …