ecosystem services and markets

Pioneering Ecosystem Service Markets: A Game-Changer for Private Forest Owners

Understanding the motivations and behaviors of private forest owners is paramount for crafting effective forest policies. Misguided policies can lead to inefficiencies, underscoring the need for precise targeting. The French NOBEL partner ‘INRAE‘, delves into this crucial realm in their recent publication titled “Probabilistic typology of private forest owners: A tool to target the development …

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The Forest EcoValue Project: A New Project for Advancing Alpine Space Macro-Regional Strategy and Collaborating with Action Groups for Sustainable Forest Management and Ecosystem Services

It is great to see that the concern for ecosystem services and sustainable ecosystems market is still strong and growing. Following the Nobel initiative, many projects have emerged to fulfill these goals from different perspectives. One recent project is Forest EcoValue, which contributes to this important work. The Forest EcoValue project, funded by the Interreg …

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An up-to-date list of indicators to measure Ecosystem Services

In order to provide a set of indicators supporting the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Service, the NOBEL partners have published a systematic review paper recently. In this study, they performed an extensive systematic literature review aimed to complete a list of indicators that could be used as proxies to evaluate each one of the …

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Auctioning approaches for ecosystem services – Evidence and applications

As a part of WP3-task 5 of the NOBEL project, this review paper was set out to systematically map the “where, when, and how” of ES auction research. It is a dissemination work in this dynamic field and encourages continued interdisciplinary collaboration; Using an applied classification system based on criteria like target ecosystem, location, and …

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Call for papers: Special Issue in LAND

“Decision Support Systems (DSS) for the Analysis of Pathways that Optimize Ecosystem Services Provision” Within this issue researchers gain the opportunity to submit a manuscript until 30 November 2021. Dear Colleagues, Forests provide a wide range of products and services, but among the most urgent demands put on forest ecosystems is contributing to climate mitigation, …

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forest services

Special Issue “Forest Ecosystem Services and Products” in Forests

Ecosystem services broadly describes the comprehensive set of benefits that people receive from nature, including commonly recognized goods, such as timber and fresh water, and forest products that follow sustainable forest management principles. Forest ecosystem services and products integrate the ecological, economic, and social considerations for forestry, including reforestation (managing, growing, nurturing, and harvesting of …

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