RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING

Veronica FLORENȚA, Corina CERTAN, Nadejda GRABCO, Constantin BULIMAGA, Universitatea de Stat din Moldova

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  • USM ADMIN

Abstract

Current climate change trends significantly influenceing the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems,
including forest ecosystems, which directly or indirectly affects human well-being. The present study consists in
reviewing the specialized literature on the effects of the relationships between ecosystem services provided by forest ecosystems and human well-being, describing the following aspects: the definition of the concept of ecosystem
services, their history, categories of ecosystem services and the relationship between them and human well-being.
The concept of ecosystem services has become an important model of the link between forest ecosystem functioning
and human well-being. Understanding this linkage is essential for a wide range of decision-making contexts for the
sustainable management of forest ecosystems. We conclude that humanity’s dependence on nature for well-being and
survival is complex.
Keywords: forest ecosystem, ecosystem services, provisioning services, regulation services, cultural services,
support services, human well-being, benefits, impact.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59295/sum1(171)2024_12

Published

2024-06-19

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