A sustainability framework for assessing trade-offs in ecosystem services
Background
This report presents an analytical framework for achieving sustainability through the lens of ecosystem services.
Conclusions & takeaways
The report integrates both ecological and economic thinking to understand the dynamics of ecosystem services and human needs. A set of contrasting scenarios is presented as a way of illustrating both the pathways and the hurdles towards progress in sustainability. This report is intended to blend the disciplines of economics and ecology as a method for reaching wider audiences.
Reference:
. A sustainability framework for assessing trade-offs in ecosystem services. Ecology and Society. 2015;20. doi:10.5751/es-06917-200117.
Affiliation:
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota
- Institute on Environment, University of Minnesota
- Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
- Biological Sciences, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
- Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México