Mainstreaming ecosystem services into policy and decision making is dependent on the
availability of spatially explicit information on the state and trends of ecosystems and their …

Ecosystem service research covers a challenging socio-ecological complexity and
simultaneously copes with a high policy demand for decision support in sustainable …

This chapter provides an overview of the latest developments in map** ecosystem
services. It aims to provide an answer to the following two questions: What aspects of …

Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened in the world, while providing
numerous essential ecosystem services (ES) to humans. Despite their importance, research …

The accurate identification of rural “production-living-ecological” space (PLES) is of great
significance for optimization of Chinese rural space. At present, there are some deficiencies …

The high variety of ecosystem service categorisation systems, assessment frameworks,
indicators, quantification methods and spatial localisation approaches allows scientists and …

Among the main effects of human activities on the environment are land use and resulting
land cover changes. Such changes impact the capacity of ecosystems to provide goods and …

Despite the growing body of literature on ecosystem services, still many challenges remain
to structurally integrate ecosystem services in landscape planning, management and …

Rapid urbanization requires comprehensive land consolidation to manage multifunctional
land use. The promotion of multifunctional land use is an effective rural development …

In the European Union (EU) efforts to conserve biodiversity have been consistently directed
towards the protection of habitats and species through the designation of protected areas …