Ecosystem Ecology: The links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being

摘要: The degradation of ecosystem services poses a significant barrier to the achievement Millennium Development Goals and MDG targets for 2015. Ecosystem Assessment, 2005, p. 18 Introduction: managing ecosystems people No matter who we are, or where live, our well-being depends on way work. Most obviously, can provide us with material things that are essential daily lives, such as food, wood, wool medicines. Although other types benefit get from easily overlooked, they also play an important role in regulating environments which live. They help ensure flow clean water protect flooding hazards like soil erosion, land-slips tsunamis. contribute spiritual well-being, through their cultural religious significance opportunities recreation enjoyment nature. In this chapter, will look at goods biodiversity may producing them, specifically contribution makes people's livelihoods, security health. words, concentrate mainly utilitarian value biodiversity. We explore how these ideas link up those Approach environmental management policy, some implications sustainable development is defined.