Ecosystem services valuation comprises a suite of economic, biophysical, and integrated assessment methods used to quantify and monetize the benefits humans derive from ecosystems, such as provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services. Methodological approaches include market-based valuation (e.g., pricing of timber or fish), revealed-preference methods (e.g., travel cost, hedonic pricing), stated-preference techniques (e.g., contingent valuation, choice experiments), and cost-based methods (e.g., replacement, avoidance, restoration costs). These methods often integrate ecological production functions, spatial modeling, and scenario analysis to link ecological change to human welfare, supporting cost–benefit analysis, natural capital accounting, and policy impact assessments.
What's the best way to manage a forest? Australians have argued about this for decades. The debate is often framed as binary: Do we protect forests entirely, or harvest trees to support local economies and communities?
Plants & Animals
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Whether a region manages its land sustainably cannot be measured by land-use change alone. Sustainability is a delicate balance: it must be ecologically sound, legally secure and socially just. Yet capturing this interplay ...
Environment
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Economists say labeling supermarket food to show its environmental impact, combined with taxing the most carbon-intensive items, could slash UK greenhouse gas emissions by almost 5% while generating net gains for society.
Environment
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Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group of researchers. Residents, policymakers and tree officers in Cardiff, Milton ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2026
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Nature-based solutions have become central to global climate strategies. From tropical forests to wetlands, restoring nature means trees and plants can capture carbon dioxide, reduce global warming, and regenerate biodiversity.
Environment
Jun 8, 2026
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More than half of Europe's soils are degraded. Researchers are showing that restoring soil through better farming makes both ecological and financial sense.
Agriculture
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A new international review has shed light on how offshore energy structures—from oil and gas platforms to wind turbines—shape marine ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society. The paper, "Understanding the role ...
Ecology
May 25, 2026
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When rivers degrade, pests spread or drought hits crops, nature sends a bill.
Environment
May 18, 2026
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Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, of nearly 300 fires in the western United States. The ...
Earth Sciences
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An international research team has developed a roadmap for an emerging field of technology called ecotech, which aims to create scalable solutions to urgent environmental, social and economic challenges. The team describes ...
Ecology
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