Ecosystem Services (ES) are critically important to human well-being, and sustaining economic growth and livelihoods. Globally, valuation research has increased markedly over …
The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …
Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications Page 1 Anthony Waldron1; Vanessa Adams2; James Allan3; Andy Arnell4; Greg Asner5; Scott Atkinson6; …
C Hao, S Wu, W Zhang, Y Chen, Y Ren, X Chen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a measure of ecosystems' contribution to human well-being, the concept of Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) is an integrated monetary index for the evaluation of final …
The complexity of quantifying ecosystem services in monetary terms has long been a challenging issue for economists and ecologists. Many case specific valuation studies have …
Y Lou, D Yang, P Zhang, Y Zhang, M Song, Y Huang… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Land use change plays a crucial role in global environmental change. Understanding the mode and land use change procedure is conducive to improving the quality of the global …
Abstract Changes in land use due to the industrial revolution, increasing population, ever- increasing desire for economic growth is a global concern. The aforementioned changes …
Tidal marshes are a key component of coastal seascape mosaics that support a suite of socially and economically valuable ecosystem services, including recreational opportunities …
The large-scale loss of ecosystem assets around the world, and the resultant reduction in the provision of nature's benefits to people, underscores the urgent need for better metrics of …