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The contributions of nature to human well-being are not considered comprehensively in environmental policy and decision making, largely due to the lack of the ecological and socioeconomic knowledge needed to do so. With its Ecosystem Services Research Program (ESRP), the U.S. EPA...

This presentation will highlight approaches to assess ecosystem services benefits of restored biological condition to support goal setting, inspire action, and communicate and track relevant outcomes. Case studies illustrate a transferable and adaptable framework to i) identify r...

Planners and decision makers are challenged to consider not only direct market costs, but also ecological externalities. There is an increasing emphasis on ecosystem services in the context of human well-being, and therefore the valuation and accounting of ecosystem services is b...

The Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership is one of 28 programs in the U.S. EPA&rsquo;s National Estuary Program (NEP) charged with developing and implementing comprehensive plans for protecting and restoring the biological integrity and beneficial uses of their estuari...

The APWES is a place-based study for the U.S. EPA Ecosystem Services Research Program conducted through the collaboration across the EPA Office of Research and Development. The mission of the APWES is to develop ecosystem services science to inform watershed and coastal manageme...

Research Track 5a Willamette Ecosystem Services Project: Research will examine four broad categories of ecosystem services: air quality enhancement, greenhouse gas sequestration and mediation, water quality and quantity improvement, and biodiversity and habitat enhancement. T...

: Lakes and ponds provide numerous ecosystem services including fishing, swimming, drinking water, and aesthetic enjoyment. Much analysis to date has focused on understanding the interplay between ecological condition and availability of services. For instance, prior analyses s...

A comprehensive inventory of ecosystem services across the entire Great Lakes basin is currently lacking and is needed to make informed management decisions. A greater appreciation and understanding of ecosystem services, including both use and non-use services, may have avoided ...

The primary goal of ecosystem-based management (EBM) is to sustain the long-term capacity of the natural world to provide ecosystem services. A technical workshop was held with the object of moving toward identifying, mapping, quantifying, and valuing ecosystem services in the G...

There is increasing awareness that improved environmental management can be achieved by considering more explicitly the benefits that humans receive from ecosystems. In a broad sense, the contributions of ecological systems to the health and well being of people can be considered...

A comprehensive inventory of ecosystem services across the entire Great Lakes basin is currently lacking and is needed to make informed management decisions. A greater appreciation and understanding of ecosystem services, including both use and non-use services, may have avoided ...

Coastal regions in the United States are rapidly developing areas, with increasing urbanization and growing populations. Estuarine and nearshore coastal marine waters provide valuable ecosystem services to resident and transient human communities. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW) ...

Coastal regions in the United States are rapidly developing areas, with increasing urbanization and growing populations. Estuarine and nearshore coastal marine waters provide valuable ecosystem services to resident and transient human communities. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW)...

Gulf of Mexico (GOM) coastal wetlands contribute to human well-being by providing many ecosystem services (e.g., commercial and recreational fishery support, protection of coastal communities from storm surge, water quality improvement, and carbon sequestration). The GOM region c...

The Albemarle-Pamlico Watershed and Estuary Study (APWES) is part of the USEPA Ecosystem Services Research Program. The mission of the APWES is to develop ecosystem services science to inform watershed and coastal management decisions in the Albemarle-Pamlico watershed and estuar...

Abstract for presentation at an International Conferefence and Workshop, Solutions for Sustaining Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services, Germany

The US Environmental Protection Agency has undertaken a national research effort (Ecological Research Program) involving approximately 200 scientists, nation-wide to develop the science breadth and depth required to incorporate ecosystem services into environmental policy decisio...

Over the past two decades, the Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) has been developed as a consistent metric of ecosystem health and integrity, and has been used in a variety of systems to assess levels of biological condition towards effective ecosystem management. Building on t...

The challenge of translating notions of ecosystem services from the theoretical arena to practical application at large scales (e.g. national) requires an interdisciplinary approach. To meet this challenge, we convened a workshop involving a broad suite of natural and social scie...

Floods are becoming increasingly influential in coastal cities due to the intensification of extreme weather events. The impacts of flooding go beyond damages to infrastructure, it also affects human health. During floods, discharge of sewage into streets increases exposure to pa...

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are watercourses that cease flow at some point in time and space. Arguably Earth's most widespread type of flowing water, IRES are expanding where Anthropocenic climates grow drier and human demands for water escalate. However, IR...

Abstract 2.0: Ecosystem services remain poorly defined despite an extensive and growing literature. While approaches are many and varied, none appear to adequately define a systematic, complete, and non-duplicative solution to the crucial problem of connecting ecosystems to hum...

Ecosystem services are the many life-sustaining benefits we receive from nature — clean air and water, food and fiber production, greenhouse gas regulation, maintenance of biodiversity, etc. These ecosystem services are vital to our well-being, yet they are limited and often tak...

Ecosystem restoration is pursued for a variety of reasons, typically to improve the condition of the ecological structure and/or function of a parcel of land. Philosophically, it may be argued that the ultimate reason for restoration is to increase the flow of benefits from natur...

Ecosystem services are the biophysical attributes of the natural environment that humans value and that contribute to human well-being. Ecosystem services are valued by agencies, organizations, and individuals at the local, state, regional, and federal levels in program implement...