The concept of ecosystem services has been introduced to integrate the protection of biodiversity and use of nature. It is gaining political momentum in natural resource management. Yet little research is available on the economic, social and cultural values of ecosystem functions or on the integration of ecosystem services approaches to land use planning and management decisions, its implications for legal systems and everyday practices of natural resource use. ALTER-Net has launched a process to identify and prioritize interdisciplinary research needs linked with ecosystem services. The main aim is to support the formation of active research teams by bringing together researchers with different disciplines within and between ALTER-Net partner institutes, and stakeholders from policy making, management, livelihoods, civil society and science donors.

SYKE have created an external website for this project:

• IDR Governance of Ecosystem Services project website

Related information

• ALTER-Net seminar on ecosystem services and biodiversity, 3-4 Nov 2010, Vienna, Austria
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