Ecosystem services are inclusive and deliver multiple values. A comment on the concept of nature's contributions to people

By

Maes, Joachim
Burkhard, Benjamin
Geneletti, Davide

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-3-16

Original Publication

One ecosystem : ecology and sustainability data journal

Volume

3

Pages

1--5

Subjects

ecosystem services , Nature's contributions to people

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.3.e24720

 

Abstract

A recent policy forum article in Science by Díaz et al. (2018) introduces nature's contributions to people (NCP) as an innovative approach to inform policy and decision-making. According to the authors, the NCP concept extends beyond the notion of ecosystem services by incorporating a more inclusive and interdisciplinary approach. Here this claim is challenged. Based on our experiences in Europe, we argue that the science, policy and practice of ecosystem services have progressed much beyond a mere economic and ecological rationale.