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… change, securing biodiversity and the delivery of critical ecosystem services is underappreciated. Land is of … food, water, and energy, and the need to protect other ecosystem services that regulate and support all life on … price on these services (…)” The rebranding of nature as a service provider and the commodification of the ecosystem …

… 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support function … 108 9. Ecosystem or environmental services payments … 59 J.S. Herman, et.al., Groundwater Ecosystems and the Service of Water Purification, Stanford Environmental Law … a GreeninG of Water laW water related ecosystems and their service,77 which certainly should be pursued but also the …

… and knowledge on how a river, wetland or coastal ecosystem will evolve under various flow conditions. Carry … laws and policies Environmental flows form part of an ecosystem approach to integrated water resources mana- … (Physical Habitat Simulation) by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.35 Over the years, this has led to other models that …

… through the water cycle . . . . . . . . 3 1.2.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.3.2 Impacts of climate change on ecosystem services and human well-being . . . 13 1.4 … services, while flood attenuation is a regulating service.36 Other examples include water purification, fish …

… water resource management (IWRM) incorporating an ecosystem approach is a key building block for achieving the … aspects stems from the major roles of water in supporting ecosystem integrity and functioning, and in being a renewable … written only for lawyers but also for others in government service who may be charged with these tasks. The book first …

… and financial support from the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. Reviewers: Peter Laban, Lead Dryland Ecosystems Thematic Group, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Palestine; and Piet Witt, Chair, IUCN … interests and Figure 5 The “value chain” of ecosystem service benefits (Laban et al, 2015) • Hydrological cycles  …

… depends on sustainable groundwa- ter management. Ecosystem conservation also helps to sustain groundwater recharge. Groundwater management and ecosystem management work together to underpin the continuing … to stimulate a groundwater user, polluter, or ecosystem service- provider to voluntarily adopt a desired behaviour …

… fishing is an important source of income. Consequently, ecosystem services are especially important assets for … Cross-Sectoral Collaboration4 The Tacaná Watersheds But ecosystem fragmentation, hydrological risk and water … to effect change in the area would target maintenance of ecosystem services alongside improving livelihoods. Increased …

… weak. Therefore, key to sustainable basin management, and ecosystem health, is allocating water within the limits of … change through comprehensive assessments. A diverse ecosystem on which livelihoods depend The Pangani river basin … to the provisioning of services such as fish and timber. ‘Ecosystem services’ refers to regulatory services such as …

… to water (which covers basic human needs), appropriate ecosystem management has an important role in the provision … and coastal areas; ALSO CONVINCED of the vital role of ecosystem services in securing access to and maintaining the … and national instruments; f. recognize the importance of ecosystem services to the viability of programmes for the …