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Herramientas científicas para la adaptación al cambio climático: Estimo y optimización de la eficiencia de provisión de los servicios de ecosistemas

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Adaptation to the consequences of climate change can depend on efficient use of ecosys tem services (ES), i.e. a better use of natural services through management of the way in which they are delivered to society. While much discussion focuses on reducing consumption and increasing production of services, a lack of scientific instruments has so far prevented other mechanisms to improve ecosystem services efficiency from being addressed systematically as an adaptation strategy. This paper describes new methodologies for assessing ecosystem services and quantifying their values to humans, highlighting the role of ecosystem service flow analysis in optimizing the efficiency of ES provision.

Source: Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales

DOI: 10.7201/earn.2011.01.04

Authors: Ferdinando Villa, Ken Bagstad, Gary Johnson, Brian Voigt

Institutions: Ikerbasque, Basque Centre for Climate Change, University of Vermont

Language: English

Topic: Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Science Foundation