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Contents of this page:
· Definitions & overviews
· General information
· Periodicals
· Institutions:
~ Focal international organizations & initiatives
~ General international organizations & initiatives
~ NGOs & initiatives
· Payments for ecosystem services (PES)
· Pollination
Definitions & overviews
· Also see entries under Institutions below
Ecosystem services @ Biodiversity Information System for Europe
Ecosystem services @ Encyclopedia Britannica
Ecosystem services @ GreenFacts
Ecosystem services @ Wikipedia
Nature's contributions to people @ IPBES glossary
· Link is to a search-result containing six different definitions of NCP
General information
Biodiversity Information System for Europe
Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES)
Ecosystem Services Valuation Database
· “LandPKS stands for Land Potential Knowledge System. Land potential is defined as the inherent,
long-term potential of the land to sustainably generate ecosystem services. Land Potential at any
location depends on the type of soil, topography, and climate.”
Selected references on ecosystem services @ Duke Nicholas Institute
Periodicals
Institutions
~ Focal international organizations & initiatives ~
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net)
IPBES ~ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
· Open-Ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders (ONet)
~ General international organizations & initiatives ~
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
· "The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) was called for by the United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan in 2000. Initiated in 2001, the objective of the MA was to assess the consequences of
ecosystem change for human well-being and the scientific basis for action needed to enhance the
conservation and sustainable use of those systems and their contribution to human well-being. The
MA has involved the work of more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Their findings, contained in five
technical volumes and six synthesis reports, provide a state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition
and trends in the world’s ecosystems and the services they provide (such as clean water, food, forest
products, flood control, and natural resources) and the options to restore, conserve or enhance the
sustainable use of ecosystems."
FAO ~ Food & Agriculture Organization
· Ecosystem services & Biodiversity
· Report: A Gateway to payments for ecosystem services
· Payment for Ecosystem Services
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative (NEA Initiative)
~ Government agencies ~
Ecosystem services @ UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UKNEA)
Ecosystem services @ US Forest Service (USFS)
Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook [USA]
~ NGOs & initiatives ~
Ecosystems Marketplace @ Forest Trends
Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP)
· Ecosystem Services Valuation Database
· "Worldwide network to enhance the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services for
conservation and sustainable development"
The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity (TEEB)
· "...a global initiative focused on 'making nature’s values visible'. Its principal objective is to
mainstream the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making at all levels.
It aims to achieve this goal by following a structured approach to valuation that helps decision-
makers recognize the wide range of benefits provided by ecosystems and biodiversity,
demonstrate their values in economic terms and, where appropriate, capture those values in
decision-making."
National Ecosystem Services Partnership [US]
· “...an initiative of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and was
developed with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and donations of expertise
and time from many public and private institutions.”
· Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)
PES @ Farm and Energy Initiative
PES @ UN Development Programme (UNDP)
PES @ Wikipedia
PES Database @ GEF
· Landing page available but link to database nonfunctional as of May 2022.
Reports:
· Fripp, Emily. 2014. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES): A practical guide to assessing the feasibility of PES projects. CIFOR.
· Smith, Steven, et al. 2013. Payments for ecosystem services: A best practice guide. DEFRA.
Pollination
Chattanooga Area Pollinator Partnership [Tennessee, USA]
Insect Pollinators Initiative [UK]
Pollinator conservation @ USGS
Key documents
US Army Corps of Engineers. 1972. Charles River, Massachusetts: Main report & attachments. Deptartment of the Army, New England Division. [link to pdf]
Select readings on “ecosystem disservices”
Blanco, Julien, et al. 2019. Ecosystem disservices matter: Towards their systematic integration within ecosystem service research and policy. Ecosystem Services 36, 100913.
Döhren, Peer von, & Dagmar Haase. 2015. Ecosystem disservices research: A review of the state of the art with a focus on cities. Ecological Indicators 52, 490-497.
Dunn, Robert R. 2010. Global Mapping of Ecosystem Disservices: The Unspoken Reality that Nature Sometimes Kills us. Biotropica 42, no. 5: 555-557.
Shackleton, C. M., S. et al. 2016. Unpacking Pandora’s Box: Understanding and Categorising Ecosystem Disservices for Environmental Management and Human Wellbeing. Ecosystems 19, no. 4: 587-600.
Wu, Shuyao, et al.. 2021. Classifying ecosystem disservices and valuating their effects: A case study of Beijing, China. Ecological Indicators 129, 107977.
Yam, RS, et al. 2015. An ecosystem-service approach to evaluate the role of non-native species in urbanized wetlands. Int J Environ Res Public Health 12, no. 4: 3926-3943.
Ecosystem services & Nature's Contributions to People (NCPs)
