دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی تقسیم نقش خدمات اکوسیستم در اهداف توسعه پایدار - نشریه الزویر

abstract

Achieving well-being for all, while protecting the environment, is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time, and a central idea in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We believe that integrating ecosystem services, the benefits nature provides to people, into strategies for meeting the SDGs can help achieve this. Many development goals are likely underpinned by the delivery of one or more ecosystem services. Understanding how these services could support multiple development targets will be essential for planning synergistic and cost-effective interventions. Here we present the results of an expert survey on the contributions of 16 ecosystem services to achieving SDG targets linked to environment and human well-being, and review the capacity of modelling tools to evaluate SDG-relevant ecosystem services interactions. Survey respondents judged that individual ecosystem services could make important contributions to achieving 41 targets across 12 SDGs. The provision of food and water, habitat & biodiversity maintenance, and carbon storage & sequestration were perceived to each make contributions to >14 SDG targets, suggesting cross-target interactions are likely, and may present opportunities for synergistic outcomes across multiple SDGs. Existing modelling tools are well-aligned to support SDG-relevant ecosystem service planning. Together, this work identifies entry points and tools to further analyze the role of ecosystem services to support the SDGs.

5. Conclusions

Our survey results reflect broad support from ecosystem service and development experts for the role of ecosystem services in supporting the SDGs. While we were not able to assess the contribution of all services to all SDG targets evenly, we identify four ecosystem services that are perceived to make important contributions to achieving targets across 12 different goals and identify additional services expected to contribute to more select sets of targets. A large number of modelling tools are already available to support policy-makers in their efforts to incorporate ecosystem service approaches, which can increase the chances of achieving the ambitions set out in the SDGs. By distilling expert perceptions and identifying tools, we help chart a path forward for the considerations of ecosystem service and management into local and national development policy plans.