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- 1. General
- 2. Driver of ecosystem change
- 3. Ecosystem structure/function and the provision of ecosystem
- 4. Specific goods and services and biodiversity
- a. Surface water quantity (provision)
- b. Surface water quality
- c. Groundwater (quality or quantity)
- d. Timing of water flows (flood control, drought mitigation)
- e. Nutrient recycling
- f. Waste assimilation
- g. Soil retention/erosion prevention
- h. Soil formation/soil fertility
- i. Climate regulation (carbon storage, carbon sequestration)
- j. Pollination
- k. Bioprospecting
- l. Timber production
- m. Non-forest timber products(bushmeat)
- n. Grazing and fodder production
- o. Agricultural crop production (food and biofuel)
- p. Commercial fisheries
- q. Recreational fishing
- r. Aquaculture
- s. Ecotourism
- t. Hunting
- u. Non-extractive recreation (hiking, birdwatching…)
- v. Aesthetics
- w. Cultural and spiritual value
- x. Biodiversity
- y. Health
- 5. Specific ecosystems
- 6. Scale
- 7. Market and non-market valuation
- 8. Policy, management and incentive mechanisms
- a. Payments for ecosystem services (PES)
- b. Cap-and-trade (tradable development rights, carbon market, wetland banking)
- c. Sector specific policies (agriculture, timber, fishery, industry)
- d. Best management practices
- e. Local or national level regulations (Endangered Species Act, zoning)
- f. International conventions (Convention on Biological Diversity, CITES)
- g. Auctions
- 9. Other economic and policy related issues
- 10. Specific geographic locations of application
