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Ecosystem services

Meaning in environment & climate, with examples

/ˈiːkoʊˌsɪstəm ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz/nounCommon term

In environment & climate, ecosystem services means: The benefits people get from nature, such as clean water, pollination of crops, flood protection, climate regulation, food, timber and places for recreation.

In Turkish: ekosistem hizmetleri

How it is used

Used in environmental economics, planning and corporate nature reporting. Ecosystem services are often grouped as provisioning (food, water), regulating (flood control, pollination), cultural (recreation) and supporting (soil formation). Some programs pay landowners for ecosystem services (PES).

Example sentences

  1. The wetland provides valuable ecosystem services, including flood control and water purification.

  2. The study put a monetary value on the ecosystem services of the city's forests.

Common collocations

  • provide ecosystem services
  • value ecosystem services
  • payments for ecosystem services
  • regulating services
  • ecosystemA community of living things together with their physical environment, such as soil, water and climate, all interacting as one system, for example a forest, lake or coral reef.
  • biodiversityThe variety of all living things in a place, including the different species of plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes within them and the ecosystems they form.
  • nature-based solutionsActions that protect, restore or sustainably manage ecosystems to tackle problems such as climate change, flooding or water shortages, while also benefiting people and biodiversity.
  • conservationThe protection and careful management of nature, including species, habitats, landscapes and natural resources, so that they are not damaged or lost.

More terms: Biodiversity and Conservation

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