Freshwater ecosystem services in Finland

摘要: Ecosystem services have become a significant multidisciplinary research agenda in the world. Man-made activities both at global and local scales deteriorate biodiversity ecosystem functioning, which are essential also to human welfare. material immaterial benefits provided by nature. can be divided following main categories: provisioning, regulating, cultural sustaining services. Different ecosystems provide various depending on their geographical location. For example, boreal differ ecologically from tropical ones, for they vary. Boreal region is generally known its high abundance of freshwaters. Quantity freshwaters rarely problem region, but quality inland waters decreased many places due anthropogenic pressures. Freshwaters received less attention than other research, because direct link between terrestrial makes evaluation freshwater challenging. Purpose this report identity classify Finland. The consists two parts: 1) historical review Finland, 2) identification classification current Finnish In review, we roughly evaluate how appreciation varied temporally. second part, identify Finland based criteria, complement each other. This part project ”Integrated policy relevant valuation forest, agro, peatland aquatic Finland”, funded Maj Tor Nessling Foundation coordinated University Eastern Appreciation has over decades. beginning 20th century, were important source nutriment way transportation. Increased pollution water bodies awaked society appreciate turn 1970s-80s. Nowadays, major role among others flood protection, climate regulation, primary production recreation. However, still superficial or deficient. genetic biochemical resources, control invasive species diseases, aesthetic religious services, formation soil cycling poorly addition, large scale studies done knowledge interact with inadequate. Keywords freshwaters, Financier/ commissioner Environment Institute (SYKE) ISBN 978-952-11-4176-8 (PDF) ISSN 1796-1726 (online) No. pages 35 Language Restrictions Public Price (incl. tax 8 %) sale at/ distributor Financier publication Environmental P.O.Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Printing place year