Methods, data, practical applications and research insights to guide scientists and practitioners through the process of mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services are the topic of the ...

The new book Mapping Ecosystem Services provides a comprehensive collection of theories, methods and practical applications of ecosystem services (ES) mapping, for the first time bringing together ...

Mainstreaming natural capital into decisions / Gretchen C. Daily ... [et al.] -- Interpreting and estimating the value of ecosystem services / Lawrence H. Goulder and Donald Kennedy -- Assessing ...

• Peru, Brazil, Equator and Colombia shared experiences about the ecosystem services mapping through the InVEST tool, and its incorporation to the current political context. • The InVEST tool can make ...

Humankind benefits in multitude ways from biodiversity, ecosystems and the services they provide. Such services include for example the provisioning of drinking water, food security, air quality ...

We rely on our physical environment for many things -- clean water, land for crops or pastures, storm water absorption, and recreation, among others. Yet it has been challenging to figure out how to ...