When #sustainability #scientists talk about a “disconnect” between people’s lives and the natural #environment around them they refer to a misguided belief that #humans can do just fine without #nature, oblivious about their close dependence of it.

The reality, of course, is different. Without nature we have nothing.

Central to our taken-for-granted living standards, is a term which is unfamiliar to many but fundamental to our very existence: #ecosystemservices, or the benefits people obtain from nature. This can be everything from providing clean #air and #water, #pollination of #food crops or nature experiences that can last for a life time.

Despite being essential for several of the Sustainable Development Goals( Global Goals for Sustainable Development) the role of ecosystem services have largely been ignored...

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