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Valuing Ecosystem Services

Wilderness and protected areas located throughout the North American continent generate a wide variety of benefits for people and the environment. These benefits, often referred to as ecosystem services, include water; food; spiritual and cultural values; recreation; aesthetics; mitigation of climate change impacts; protection against flood, drought, and disease; and maintenance of biodiversity.

Ecosystem Services: Our Life Support, Resources of Wilderness & Protected Areas of North America initiative developed several products: a brochure, trifold, and poster to communicate the value of ecological goods and services provided by wilderness and protected Areas.