Ecosystem services
Activities that create positive outcomes for your organisation and nature through positive impacts or mitigation of negative impacts on nature.
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Biomass provisioning
Genetic material
Water supply
Other provisioning services
Global climate regulation
Rainfall pattern regulation
Has no equivalent in ENCORE
Local (micro and meso) climate regulation
Partly covered by the ENCORE service 'Ventilation'
Air filtration
Partly covered by the ENCORE services 'Filtration' & 'Dilution by atmosphere and ecosystems'
Soil quality regulation
Equivalent to the ENCORE service 'Soil quality'
Soil and sediment retention
Covered by the ENCORE services 'Mass stabilisation and erosion control' & 'Buffering and attenuation of mass flows'
Solid waste remediation
Partly covered by the ENCORE services 'Filtration' & 'Bio-remediation'
Water purification
Equivalent to the ENCORE service 'Water quality'
Water flow regulation
Equivalent to the ENCORE service 'Water flow maintenance'
Flood control
Included in the ENCORE service 'Flood and storm protection'
Storm mitigation
Included in the ENCORE service 'Flood and storm protection'
Noise attenuation
Included in the ENCORE service 'Mediation of sensory impacts'
Pollination
Equivalent to the ENCORE service 'Pollination'
Biological control
Covered by the ENCORE services 'Disease control' & 'Pest control'
Nursery population and habitat maintenance
Equivalent to the ENCORE service 'Maintain nursery habitats'
Other regulating and maintenance services
Has no equivalent in ENCORE
Recreation related
Has no equivalent in ENCORE
Visual amenity
Has no equivalent in ENCORE
Education, scientific, and research
Has no equivalent in ENCORE
Spiritual, artistic, and symbolic
Has no equivalent in ENCORE
Other cultural services
Has no equivalent in ENCORE
TNFD uses the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), whereas ENCORE follows the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES), and does not cover all ecosystem services.
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