The Provision of Forest Ecosystem Services. Volume 1: Quantifying and valuing non-marketed ecosystem services

Joensuu

2014

73 S.

Monographie

978-952-5980-12-7

40005512

The forests of Europe provide numerous goods and services for the benefit of Europe’s citizens. Wood is the most prominent, but game, cork, mushrooms and greenery are also traded in significant volumes. However, many forest goods and especially services are not marketed, but are still of great value. Forests play an essential role in water resource management from local to regional levels. Forests are crucial for the preservation of biodiversity; many threatened terrestrial species depend upon forest habitats for survival. Forests’ ability to sequester and store carbon is crucial to the mitigation of climate change. In addition, forests form an important part of landscape amenities, cultural heritage, and are of great recreational value.