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====== Perception of Ecosystem Services ======

More than a decade after the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ([[http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.html|MEA]]) Governments and policymakers are increasingly adopting the [[:wiki:ecosystemservices|ecosystem service]] concept, as a comprehensive approach of natural capital management and protection. The ecosystem service approach is seen as a possibility to enhance the efficient and sustainable use of ecosystems and natural capital (Schaefer et al., 2015)((Schaefer, Mark; Goldman, Erica; Bartuska, Ann M.; Sutton-Grier, Ariana; Lubchenco, Jane (2015): Nature as capital. Advancing and incorporating ecosystem services in United States federal policies and programs. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112 (24), S. 7383–7389. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1420500112.)) . However, successful implementation is still in early stages. While the scientific basis for the concept is still under development and intensively discussed amongst (part of) the scientific community (Wensem et al., 2016)((Van Wensem, J., Calow, P., Dollacker, A., Maltby, L., Olander, L., Tuvendal, M. and Van Houtven, G. (2017), Identifying and assessing the application of ecosystem services approaches in environmental policies and decision making. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 13: 41–51. doi:10.1002/ieam.1836)) , many experts or stakeholder do not even know the concept <sup>((3)))</sup> ) . The same is true for the general public as pointed out by Thomson et al., 2016((Thompson JL, Kaiser A, Sparks EL, Shelton M, Brunden E, Cherry JA and Cebrian J (2016) Ecosystem – What? Public Understanding and Trust in Conservation Science and Ecosystem Services. Front. Commun. 1:3. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2016.00003)) . To promote the implementation of ES assessment and its consideration in regional planning and [[:wiki:landscape_management|landscape management]] the [[:wiki:ecosystemservices|ecosystem service]] concept must be concise and understandable. Furthermore, [[:wiki:ecosystemservices|ecosystem service]] research should focus on practical applications and the transferability of results. For this it is important to consider the perceived importance of ecosystem services. Haida et al.((Haida, Christin; Rüdisser, Johannes; Tappeiner, Ulrike (2016): Ecosystem services in mountain regions. Experts perceptions and research intensity. In: Reg Environ Change 16 (7), S. 1989–2004. DOI: 10.1007/s10113-015-0759-4.))  reported that the perceived importance of ecosystem services shows a pattern that recalls [[https://psychcentral.com/classics/Maslow/motivation.htm|Maslow’s ]]hierarchy of needs. Stakeholder ranked ecosystem services which satisfy physiological needs at the top followed by services related to safety and security needs. [[:wiki:cultural_services|Cultural ecosytem services]] were perceived as less important.

See also:

[[:wiki:glossary|Glossary]]

[[:wiki:uibk_landschaftsoekologie|Research Group Ecosystem Research and Landscape Ecology]]

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