Mapping hotspots and bundles of forest ecosystem services across the European Union

Francesco Orsi, Marco Ciolli, Eeva Primmer, Liisa Varumo and Davide Geneletti

Land Use Policy, 2020, vol. 99, issue C

Abstract: Forests cover about 40 % of the European Union (EU), providing a wide spectrum of invaluable ecosystem services to more than half a billion people. In order to protect and harness this crucial asset, EU policies are advancing multifunctional management. This study lays a basis for such an effort by mapping the supply of key forest ecosystem services (FES) across the entire EU: wood, water supply, erosion control, pollination, habitat protection, soil formation, climate regulation and recreation. To further support the operationalization of multifunctionality and targeting of policies, our analysis delineates hotspots, assesses synergies and tradeoffs, and identifies spatial bundles.

Keywords: Ecosystem service supply; Synergies; Tradeoffs; Multifunctional forest management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104840

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