This issue of LIFEnews focuses on a LIFE platform meeting dedicated to ecosystem services and how to incorporate them into decision-making. These services are defined as the benefits provided to humanity by ecosystems.The first article gives an overview of the event and the importance of ecosystem services, with contributions from the Estonian environment minister and DG Environment’s Policy Officer for Biodiversity. The second article looks at the experiences of LIFE projects with defining/mapping and assessing ecosystem services, and applying the concept in decision-making.
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