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environmental services  

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  • Environmental services are processes and functions provided by the Earth's myriad environments and ecosystems that sustain the human condition. The characterization, definition, mapping, and economic valuation of environmental services (also commonly referred to as ecosystem services) constitute a very active research area at the dawn of the 21st century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Environmental Services]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GQQM4PBG-L

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