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Ecosystem services are the benefits generated by ecosystems in the Netherlands that contribute to the economy and to other human activity.

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These are the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation and aesthetic experiences

The condition or quality of an ecosystem is measured with the aid of a set of ecological key indicators, which relate to both the system’s ecological condition and its capacity to supply ecosystem...

The entire area of the Netherlands is categorised into a number of ecosystem types.

Humans and the economy are highly dependent on the natural environment and the corresponding provision of products and services.

The carbon account records stocks and flows of carbon in and between various reservoirs: biosphere (stocks in vegetation, water etc.), atmosphere (as CO2,CH4 etc.), geosphere (oil, coal etc.) and the...

Provisioning ecosystem services are the products obtained from ecosystems, including food, fiber, fuel, genetic resources, natural medicines, pharmaceuticals and fresh water.

These are the benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes, including air quality regulation, climate regulation, water regulation, erosion regulation, water purification and waste...

Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms and the ecosystems of which they are part.