Soil Health Benchmarks definition:
The contributions of ecosystems (i.e. living systems) to human well-being.
Haines-Young, R. and Potschin, M. (2018) Common international classification of ecosystem services (CICES) V5.1 and guidance on the application of the revised structure. Available at: https://cices.eu/resources/%0A%0A.
Political definition:
Indirect contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural and other benefits that people derive from those ecosystems.
European Commission (2023) Proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience. Available at: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/publications/proposal-directive-soil-monitoring-and-resilience_en.
Related terms: Provisioning, Regulation and Maintenance, Cultural
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