Glossary
Ecosystem services
The contributions ecosystems make to the benefits people and businesses obtain, such as provisioning, regulating and cultural services.
Ecosystem services are commonly grouped into provisioning services (e.g. food, timber, fresh water), regulating and maintenance services (e.g. pollination, climate regulation, water purification, flood control) and cultural services (e.g. recreation). ENCORE uses ecosystem services to describe business dependencies on nature.