Ecosystem services: From theory to implementation
Cardiovascular Institute of the South · Stanford University
Abstract
Around the world, leaders are increasingly recognizing ecosystems as natural capital assets that supply life-support services of tremendous value. The challenge is to turn this recognition into incentives and institutions that will guide wise investments in natural capital, on a large scale. Advances are required on three key fronts, each featured here: the science of ecosystem production functions and service mapping; the design of appropriate finance, policy, and governance systems; and the art of implementing these in diverse biophysical and social contexts. Scientific understanding of ecosystem production functions is improving rapidly but remains a limiting factor in incorporating natural capital into…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.07
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 131
Authors
2Topics & keywords
- Ecosystem services
- Natural capital
- Scope (computer science)
- Incentive
- Corporate governance
- Business
- Service (business)
- Ecosystem valuation