Ecosystem Services

Definition

Ecological processes or functions having monetary or non-monetary value to individuals or society at large. These are frequently classified as

1. supporting services such as productivity or biodiversity maintenance;
2. provisioning services such as food or fibre;
3. regulating services such as climate regulation or carbon sequestration;
4. cultural services such as tourism or spiritual and aesthetic appreciation.

Source

IPCC (2018). Annex I: Glossary [Matthews, J.B.R. (ed.)]. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, pp. 541-562, doi:10.1017/9781009157940.008.

Available at https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/glossary

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