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Following tradition: Top examples of indigenous knowledge preserving biodiversity, ecosystem service

IPBES experts cite importance of 'co-production' of information with indigenous people With the planet losing species 100 to 1,000 times faster than the natural extinction rate, international experts ...
Nature

Compositional diversity of rehabilitated tropical lands supports multiple ecosystem services and buffers uncertainties

High landscape diversity is assumed to increase the number and level of ecosystem services. However, the interactions between ecosystem service provision, disturbance and landscape composition are ...
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River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A - Valuing River Ecosystem Services." National Research Council. 2007. River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10 ...
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An Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

The unprecedented volume, depth, and spatial scale of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill created many enormous challenges for policymakers. Among these was the difficult task of restoring the ocean ...
Mongabay

To conserve large landscapes like the Florida Wildlife Corridor, payments for ecosystem services could be key (commentary)

Florida has among the fastest-growing state populations of any U.S. state, averaging 1,000 new residents daily which drives the development of natural ecosystems, timberlands, farms, and ranches, ...