In 2005, The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) provided the first global assessment of the world's ecosystems and ecosystem services. It concluded that recen

The idea that nature provides services to people is one of the most powerful concepts to have emerged over the last two decades. It is shaping our understanding

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especia

The concept of ecosystem services has emerged in recent years as one of the most powerful guiding principles for ecology, biodiversity conservation and the mana

This book aims to quantify and discuss how societies have directly and indirectly benefited from ecosystem services in Patagonia; not only in terms of provision