Assessing nature's contributions to people

S. Díaz; U. Pascual; M. Stenseke; B. Martín-López; R.T. Watson; Z. Molnár; R. Hill; K.M.A. Chan; I.A. Baste; K.A. Brauman; S. Polasky; A. Church; M. Lonsdale; A. Larigauderie; P.W. Leadley; A.P.E. van Oudenhoven; F. van der Plaat; M. Schröter; S. Lavorel; Y. Aumeeruddy-Thomas; E. Bukvareva; K. Davies; S. Demissew; G. Erpul; P. Failler; C.A. Guerra; C.L. Hewitt; H. Keune; S. Lindley; Y. Shirayama

doi:10.1126/science.aap8826

Back

Assessing nature's contributions to people

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Assessing nature's contributions to people

S. Díaz, U. Pascual, M. Stenseke, B. Martín-López, R.T. Watson, Z. Molnár, R. Hill, K.M.A. Chan, I.A. Baste, K.A. Brauman, …

Science, Vol.359(6373), pp.270-272

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap8826

Files and links (1)

url

Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

A major challenge today and into the future is to maintain or enhance beneficial contributions of nature to a good quality of life for all people. This is among the key motivations of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a joint global effort by governments, academia, and civil society to assess and promote knowledge of Earth's biodiversity and ecosystems and their contribution to human societies in order to inform policy formulation. One of the more recent key elements of the IPBES conceptual framework (1) is the notion of nature's contributions to people (NCP), which builds on the ecosystem service concept popularized by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) (2). But as we detail below, NCP as defined and put into practice in IPBES differs from earlier work in several important ways. First, the NCP approach recognizes the central and pervasive role that culture plays in defining all links between people and nature. Second, use of NCP elevates, emphasizes, and operationalizes the role of indigenous and local knowledge in understanding nature's contribution to people.

Details

Title: Assessing nature's contributions to people
Authors/Creators: S. Díaz (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
U. Pascual (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
M. Stenseke (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
B. Martín-López (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
R.T. Watson (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
Z. Molnár (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
R. Hill (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
K.M.A. Chan (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
I.A. Baste (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
K.A. Brauman (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
S. Polasky (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
A. Church (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
M. Lonsdale (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
A. Larigauderie (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
P.W. Leadley (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
A.P.E. van Oudenhoven (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
F. van der Plaat (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
M. Schröter (Author/Creator)
S. Lavorel (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
Y. Aumeeruddy-Thomas (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
E. Bukvareva (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
K. Davies (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
S. Demissew (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
G. Erpul (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
P. Failler (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
C.A. Guerra (Author/Creator)
C.L. Hewitt (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
H. Keune (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
S. Lindley (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
Y. Shirayama (Author/Creator) - A complete listing of affiliations is provided in the supplementary materials.
Publication Details: Science, Vol.359(6373), pp.270-272
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Identifiers: 991005544360607891
Copyright: © 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Source: InCites

Metrics

68 Record Views

2002 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.40 Forestry; 3.40.635 Ecosystem Services
Web Of Science research areas: Multidisciplinary Sciences
ESI research areas: Environment/Ecology