Academic literature on the topic 'CICES-classification'

The ecosystem services can be divided using two major classification systems, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) and the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES). In the MEA system, the ecosystem services are divided into four major service clusters: supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural. On the other hand, the CICES system regards the “MEA supporting services” as organism natural function (and not an ecosystem service). Thus, this function is the basis for all the three CICES ecosystem services (provisioning, regulating, and cultural) provided by one organism. These ecosystem services can be analyzed for the type of habitat, fauna or flora. Seaweeds, or marine macroalgae, are one of the key organisms in estuarine and seawater habitats ecosystems, which currently is of extreme importance due to the climate changes and the blue–green economy. Seaweeds and humankind have been interlinked from the beginning, mainly as a food source, fibers, biochemicals, natural medicine, ornamental resources, art inspiration, and esthetic values in several coastal communities. Moreover, currently they are being studied as green carbon, carbon sequestration, and as a possible source for the biomedical and pharmaceutical areas. This review is a concise review of all ecological services provided by seaweeds and their impact in the human life and maintenance of the ecosystem status quo. The future of seaweeds use is also approached, regarding the promotion of seaweed ecological services and its dangers in the future.

The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) is widely used for mapping, ecosystem assessment, and natural capital ecosystem accounting. On the basis of the experience gained in using it since the first version was published in 2013, it has been updated for version 5.1. This policy brief summarises what has been done and how the classification can be used.

The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) is widely used for mapping, ecosystem assessment, and natural capital ecosystem accounting. On the basis of the experience gained in using it since the first version was published in 2013, it has been updated for version 5.1. This policy brief summarises what has been done and how the classification can be used.

As Áreas Úmidas (AUs) são ecossistemas inundados periodicamente, caracterizando-se como áreas naturais ou artificiais, apresentam uma biodiversidade totalmente adaptada às condições do ambiente. Tendo em vista o potencial ecológico, econômico surgiu a necessidade de se fazer um estudo dos serviços ecossistêmicos que esses ambientes apresentam. A pesquisa partiu da hipótese de que no complexo estuarino do rio Piranhas-Açu (RN) encontra-se uma diversidade significativa de áreas úmidas, decorrente da influência do clima semiárido. Deste modo, o presente estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma classificação dos serviços de provisão e culturalprestados pela área de estudo, que está localizada nos municípios de Macau e Porto do Mangue (RN). Para tanto, a metodologia empregada nesse trabalho foi dividida em duas etapas: 1) levantamento bibliográfico e cartográfico prévio da área; e 2) identificação preliminar dos serviços ecossistêmicos prestadas na zona estuarina Piranhas-Açu (RN). Pode-se constatar que os serviços ecossistêmicos identificados na zona estuarina foram listados de acordo com a classificação CICES, divididos em provisão (alimentação local/gastronomia; compostos químicos, biocombustíveis, entre outros) e culturais (remédios naturais, valor paisagístico, entre outros.). Sendo assim, estima-se que esta pesquisa venha a contribuir para estudos mais aprofundados sobre esta temática.Palavras-chave: Serviços ecossistêmicos; Áreas úmidas; CICES. ABSTRACTThe Wetlands are periodically flooded ecosystems, characterizing themselves as natural or artificial areas, biodiversity fully adapted to the environment. In view of the ecological potential, economic came the need to study the services ecosystems that these environments present. The research started from the hypothesis that in the estuarine complex of river Piranhas-Açu (RN), there is a diversity of wetlands, due to the influence of semi-arid climate. In this way, the present study had as objective to carry out a classification of the services of provision and cultural provided by the study area, which is located in the municipalities of Macau and Porto do Mangue (RN). Therefore, the methodology employed in this work was dividedintotwo steps: 1) bibliographic and cartographic survey of the area; and 2) preliminary identification of services ecosystems provided in the Piranhas-Açu (RN) estuarine area. Ecosystem services identified in the estuarine zone were listed according to the CICES classification, divided into local/gastronomy; chemical compounds, biofuels) and cultural (natural remedies, landscape value). Therefore, it is estimated that this research will contribute to more studies on this subject.Key words: Ecosystem services; Coastal wetlands; CICES.RESUMENLos humedales (UA) son ecosistemas periódicamente inundados, caracterizados como áreas naturales o artificiales, con una biodiversidad totalmente adaptada a las condiciones ambientales. En vista del potencial ecológico y económico, surgió la necesidad de estudiar los servicios ecosistémicos que presentan estos entornos. La investigación comenzó a partir de la hipótesis de que en el complejo estuarino Piranhas-Açu (RN) existe una diversidad significativa de humedales, debido a la influencia del clima semiárido. Por lo tanto, este estudio tuvo como objetivo clasificar la prestación y los servicios culturales prestados por el área de estudio, que se encuentra en los municipios de Macau y Porto do Mangue (RN). Por lo tanto, la metodología utilizada en este trabajo se dividió en dos etapas: 1) encuesta bibliográfica y cartográfica previa del área; y 2) identificación preliminar de los servicios ecosistémicos proporcionados en la zona estuarina de Piranhas-Açu (RN). Se puede ver que los servicios de los ecosistemas identificados en la zona del estuario se enumeraron de acuerdo con la clasificación CICES, divididos en suministro (comida / gastronomía local; compuestos químicos, biocombustibles, entre otros) y culturales (remedios naturales, valor paisajístico, entre otros.). Por lo tanto, se estima que esta investigación contribuirá a más estudios sobre este tema.Palabras clave: Servicios ecosistémicos; Humedales; CICES.

Ecosystem services represent an important concept for assessing the sustainability of agricultural management. However, in practical applications, it can be difficult to find indicators suitable for specific services or specific spatial scales. In order to create a toolbox of indicators for assessing the actual or potential supply of ecosystem services in the context of agricultural land and soil management, we conducted a keyword-based literature review in Web of Science Core Collection and SCOPUS, using the terms ecosystem service AND indicator AND agricultur*. The search was performed in January 2019 and was restricted to journal articles written in English. After eliminating duplicates, we identified 180 articles, out of which 121 met our selection criteria. We extracted information on addressed ecosystem services and indicators which used a full-text review. Where studies used ecosystem service definitions other than the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES V.5.1), indicators were assigned to the corresponding CICES class or classes. We used the information derived from the review to create factsheets for 37 ecosystem services. Each factsheet provides tables with available indicators applicable at multiple spatial scales that range from field to global, information on the type of input data required, and a reference to the article or articles that the indicator was taken from. The dataset provides a toolbox for researchers to find indicators that fit their respective research needs.

Aim of the study: The aim of the research is an analysis of the concept of ecosystem services in context of urban water bodies. In result of the study, final ecosystem services and the goods and benefits of urban aquatic ecosystems were identified. Material and methods: The study of the development of the concept of ecosystem services was based on the literature review. Water ecosystems were analyzed in terms of their ecosystem services that can be assigned to individual classes listed in CICES V5.1. The next step of the analysis was to consider which of the identified ecosystem services of water ecosystems were also provided by urban water bodies. The results of the analysis were divided into biotic and abiotic services in three basic divisions: provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural services. Due to the specificity of CICES classification, examples of both, final ecosystem services and ecosystem goods and benefits, were assigned to each class code. The research was conducted in relation to Polish conditions. Results and conclusions: The 26 biotic and 12 abiotic classes of ecosystem services provided by urban water bodies were identified in the analysis. Cultural services of the urban water bodies seem to be the most important for the daily life of city residents. The demand for urban water bodies ecosystems services grows together with increasing social awareness. Social expectations should be reflected in the decisions and actions taken by urban planners and policy makers.

The Meghna river estuary has had substantial importance in supporting the coastal community’s livelihood for decades, but the pressure on it is immense due to many anthropogenic drivers. The present study aimed to assess its ecosystem services (ES) according to the framework of the standard international classification of ecosystem services (CICES). This study also identified the drivers, pressure, state, impact, and responses (DPSIR), and the factors responsible for ES changes in the Meghna river estuarine ecosystems. By merging both quantitative and qualitative data, a total of 19 sub-categories of ES were found, among which eight are provisioning, seven are regulatory, and four are cultural services, according to the CICES framework. From the results, it can be concluded that food provisioning from the Hilsha fishery, the national fish as a part of cultural heritage, and nursery habitat functions were the top provisional, regulatory, and cultural services to the society in the study areas and beyond. However, several threats and stressors of both anthropogenic and natural origins were identified as drivers of ES changes, such as overexploitation, destructive and illegal fishing, heavy river bed siltation, and natural hazards such as extreme cyclonic events, floods, and sea levels rising. This study underlines the urgency of research and policy attention to address the challenges, and of transforming management regimes to an ecosystem-based approach, which is part of nature-based solutions according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which refers to the present case, and particularly to fishery co-management. Creating alternative income sources and raising community awareness regarding the importance of maintaining the healthy condition of the river basins, and comprehensive compliance with the rules and regulations are proposed in order to ensure these estuarine ecosystems’ sustainability.

Abstract The inherently unknown future development of a Nordic bio-economy was studied with four scenarios applied in an ecosystem service assessment framework. This framework couples CORINE land use cover with estimates of 15 final ecosystem services from the CICES 5.1 classification in biophysical and monetary terms. Current land use in two catchments, Lillebæk (83% cropland, area 4.7 km2, Denmark) and Ovre Haldenvassdraget (67% forest, 1006 km2, Norway) was compared with four scenarios for 2050. One scenario focusing on sustainability and environmental awareness led to considerable changes in land use and ecosystem service delivery (more diverse provisioning and higher value of regulating services, but not a higher total economic value), whereas the other three did not deviate markedly from the current scenario. Projected land use scenarios were verified with experts and stakeholder representatives. We conclude that the framework has sufficient resolution to show differences in service delivery among scenarios.

The development of the social landscape of towns and villages at the county level in China currently lacks sustainability and urgently needs to be optimized. By developing a compound ecological capital system, the optimization of the social landscape will be an important process. Based on the dialectical relationship between landscape production and landscape sustainability, a theoretical framework is proposed as a paradigm of landscape structure. By highlighting the culture base and life proposed in ecosystem services (ES) described in the common international classification of ecosystem services (CICES) methodology, we propose a new social landscape order. We used Hequ County, Shanxi Province, China as the study case, evaluating the ecology level of social capital by gravity. In this paper, four types of optimization approaches for social landscape structure are proposed: completing urbanization (urbanized approach), shaping social landscape (prioritized development approach), protecting nature (scale-controlled approach), and increasing agricultural landscape (migrated and merged approach).

This chapter provides an introduction to ecosystem services, explaining their conceptual evolution and importance. It examines the development and significance of classification frameworks such as MEA, TEEB, CICES, FEGS-CS, and NESCS. The chapter explores both economic and non-economic methods of valuation, which are essential for informed decision making. Additionally, it explores the services offered by agricultural, freshwater, forest, and urban ecosystems. The chapter finally highlights the importance of integrating ecosystem services into decision-making to promote sustainability and human well-being.