Ecosystem services in global sustainability policies

Ilse R. Geijzendorffer, Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham, Anna F. Cord, Wolfgang Cramer, Carlos Guerra and Berta Martín-López

Environmental Science & Policy, 2017, vol. 74, issue C, 40-48

Abstract: Global sustainability policies, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the Aichi Targets, aim to ensure sustainable development, including improved human well-being and the conservation of nature. Although not yet explicitly used to evaluate the progress towards sustainable development, the ecosystem service concept implies a direct link between biodiversity and human well-being. This study explores how and which ecosystem services are currently considered in the SDGs and the Aichi Targets. We also identify which information might be already available for monitoring the progress towards their goals by reviewing national ecosystem assessments. This allows the identification of the main knowledge gaps for monitoring progress towards these global sustainability targets.

Keywords: Aichi targets; Human well-being; Indicators; Monitoring; Reporting; Sustainable development goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.04.017

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