Ecosystem services definition

Ecosystem services means the benefits that the public enjoys as a result of natural processes and biological diversity.
Ecosystem services means the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural and other benefits that people derive from ecosystems.;
Ecosystem services means indirect contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural and other benefits that people derive from those ecosystems;

More Definitions of Ecosystem services

Ecosystem services means the benefits that the public enjoys
Ecosystem services means the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human wellbeing;
Ecosystem services means the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food, water, timber and fibre; regulating services that affect climate, floods, disease, wastes and water quality; cultural services that provide recreational, aesthetic and spiritual benefits; and supporting services such as soil formation, photosynthesis and nutrient cycling.
Ecosystem services means environ- mental benefits arising from the conservation and management of forestland, including, but not limited to, fish and wildlife habitat, clean water and air, pollination, mitigation of en- vironmental hazards, control of pests and diseases, carbon sequestration, avoidance of carbon dioxide emissions and maintenance of soil productivity.
Ecosystem services means services and benefits to people and the economy provided by ecosystems, often classified into three broad categories: provisioning services, regulating services and cultural services;
Ecosystem services are the benefits (including goods and services) provided by ecosystems, and the contributions that ecosystems make to human well-being, arising from both biotic and abiotic processes as well as their interaction. Ecosystem Services related to Forests include, but are not limited to, carbon sequestration, provision of biomass including timber, provision of recreation, provision of clean water and pollination;
Ecosystem services means provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as regulation of floods, drought, land degradation, and disease; supporting services such as soil formation and nutrient cycling; and cultural services such as recreational, spiritual, religious and other nonmaterial benefits;