Ecosystem Services

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Definition

Ecological processes or functions having monetary or non-monetary value to individuals or society at large. These are frequently classified as

  1. supporting services such as productivity or biodiversity maintenance;
  2. provisioning services such as food or fibre;
  3. regulating services such as climate regulation or carbon sequestration;
  4. cultural services such as tourism or spiritual and aesthetic appreciation.


Source

IPCC (2022). Annex II – Glossary. In IPCC (2022) Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

Available at https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/


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