Lessons from A (Broader) Community on Ecosystem Services
Posted by: Elisa Valade 5 years, 10 months ago
Overview: A Community on Ecosystem Services
What are Recreational Ecosystem Services?
Posted by: Elisa Valade 5 years, 11 months ago
Blog post by Marcus Becker, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Cultural Ecosystem Services in Alberta
Posted by: Elisa Valade 5 years, 11 months ago
When we talk about valuing ecosystem services we’re often referring to a monetary value that’s placed on a tangible benefit the environment gives us. We understand the dollar value of a farmer producing food for consumption, but what about the benefits of being in nature that don’t have a dollar value attached to them? Nature can give us a sense of belonging, provide a place to practice our spirituality, or a landscape to hike and take in the aesthetic beauty of our surroundings. These intangible benefits belong to a subcategory of ecosystem services called ‘cultural ecosystem services’ and while it’s a bit more challenging to define the value of these services they still play an important role in making decisions on the landscape.