The ecosystem service (ES) community aspires to illuminate how nature contributes to
human well-being, and thereby elevate consideration of nature in decision making. So far …

Over the last few years, considerable attention has been devoted in the scientific literature
and in the media to the concept of “ecosystem” services of soils. The monetary valuation of …

Automated decision making and predictive analytics through artificial intelligence, in
combination with rapid progress in technologies such as sensor technology and robotics are …

A major challenge today and into the future is to maintain or enhance beneficial
contributions of nature to a good quality of life for all people. This is among the key …

The environmental sciences have documented large and worrisome changes in earth
systems, from climate change and loss of biodiversity, to changes in hydrological and …

Providing food, timber, energy, housing, and other goods and services, while maintaining
ecosystem functions and biodiversity that underpin their sustainable supply, is one of the …

The global decline in estuarine and coastal ecosystems (ECEs) is affecting a number of
critical benefits, or ecosystem services. We review the main ecological services across a …

Research on interdisciplinary science has for the most part concentrated on the institutional
obstacles that discourage or hamper interdisciplinary work, with the expectation that …

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples
include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination …

The first edition of this important work was the winner of the 2002 Publication of Enduring
Quality award by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. The …