European perspective of ecosystem services and related policies.
In this article, we focus on the importance of terrestrial ecosystems and the services they provide. European Union policies, contributing to the conservation and maintenance of ecosystem services in Europe are discussed and their current impacts briefly reviewed in the light of the main challenges that European ecosystems might face in the near future.
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra (VA), Italy. martha.dunbar@jrc.ec.europa.eu
Martha Bonnet
MB
Dunbar
Panos
P
Panagos
Luca
L
Montanarella
D000383:Agriculture; D002947:Cities; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D058735:Environmental Policy; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D016468:Forestry; D006801:Humans