ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE focuses on the assessment, valuation, and sustainable management of natural resources and the impacts of global environmental change, including climate change, on the ecosystem services they provide. The section addresses the role of ecosystems in supporting provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services, and examines the impacts of human activities and environmental change on these services. Contributions on monitoring, mapping, and modelling ecosystem services, as well as strategies for their conservation, sustainable use, resilience, adaptation, and restoration, are encouraged. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary approaches that integrate ecological, social, and economic perspectives to inform evidence-based management, policy development, and decision-making. This section provides a platform for research linking the scientific understanding of ecosystem functions with practical solutions for the management of change across multiple domains.
