ecological benefit

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-008851

1. The contribution to social welfare of ecosystem goods and services. In the ESRP, the term applies specifically to net improvements in social welfare that result from changes in the quantity or quality of ecosystem goods and services attributable to policy or environmental decisions. Synonymous with benefit (as used in the ESRP), social benefit, and "ecosystem-derived benefits" as used in Wainger & Boyd (2009). (modified from: U.S. EPA 2006)

2. The contribution to social welfare of ecosystem goods and services. In the Ecosystem Services Research Program, the term applies specifically to net improvements in social welfare that result from changes in the quantity or quality of ecosystem goods and services attributable to policy or environmental decisions.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-008851
Field	Environment
Subject	Ecosystems
References	Core Ecosystem Services Research Program Standard Lexicon

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008851",
  "term": "ecological benefit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The contribution to social welfare of ecosystem goods and services. In the ESRP, the term applies specifically to net improvements in social welfare that result from changes in the quantity or quality of ecosystem goods and services attributable to policy or environmental decisions. Synonymous with benefit (as used in the ESRP), social benefit, and \"ecosystem-derived benefits\" as used in Wainger & Boyd (2009). (modified from: U.S. EPA 2006)\n\n2. The contribution to social welfare of ecosystem goods and services. In the Ecosystem Services Research Program, the term applies specifically to net improvements in social welfare that result from changes in the quantity or quality of ecosystem goods and services attributable to policy or environmental decisions.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Core Ecosystem Services Research Program Standard Lexicon"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ecological-benefit/"
}

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