Ecosystem services

The contributions of ecosystems to the benefits that are used in economic and other human activity, respectively the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. In the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, ecosystem services can be divided into supporting, regulating, provisioning and cultural. The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) classifies types of ecosystems services.

Related keywords
E
Ecosystem(s)
E
Ecosystem restoration
E
Ecosystem extent
B
Biosphere integrity or ecological integrity