Assessing Ecosystem Services Applying Local Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

Ecosystem Services (ESs), or nature’s services, play a vital role in supporting human well-being. This role is critical for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) as a significant part of their well-being is derived from the use and management of natural resources that people have rights and/or access to. Various ES approaches have been applied to assess this role. This Special Issue aims to highlight important innovative approaches that can be used by researchers/policy decision makers/government authorities to understand the role of ES in IPLCs’ well-being.

The main aims of this issue are:

1. To highlight the innovative approaches that can be used to understand and evaluate links between IPLCs’ well-being and natural resources;
2. To suggest and underpin non-monetary values of natural systems for IPLCs;
3. To inform policy decision-making and other relevant agencies about the value of IPLCs’ connections with nature.

The listed keywords suggest just a few of the many possibilities. If you are uncertain about whether your paper fits into the scope of this Special Issue, please feel free to contact the Guest Editor.

Dr. Kamaljit Kaur Sangha
Guest Editor

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