One of the methods to assess Ecosystem Services (ES) - the benefits people obtain from ecosystems: the ES Matrix approach, has been increasingly used in the last decade. A review of its application ...

Nature provides essential inputs to the economy through ecosystem services. In Asia and the Pacific, accelerating biodiversity loss is eroding these services, increasing vulnerability to shocks, and ...

Most of Brazil’s 701 native mammal species provide critical ecosystem services that benefit people, according to a new study. However, more than half of the species providing ecosystem services are ...

A new study explores how communities of color remain excluded from all that nature has to offer. Making urban environments greener and giving residents greater access to nature is an increasing focus ...

Ecosystems support plant and animal life by maintaining the overall balance in nature. When functioning well, ecosystems also bring multiple benefits to people. These benefits range from provision of ...

The Washington wood-products industry says timber harvests will spiral downward if lawmakers pass a bill championed by Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove. At Upthegrove’s request, legislators are ...