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
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.
