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April 21, 2026Frontiers in Earth ScienceOpen Access

Editorial: Gross ecosystem product: valuation of nature’s contribution to human wellbeing

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FYFang YuGMGuoxia MaRCRobert Costanza

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Overview

Editorial examines ecosystem service valuation in urban contexts, suggesting strategies for sustainable management.

Key Points

  • The central aim is to evaluate the ecosystem services amid urbanization and highlight their importance for human well-being.
  • Analyzed ecosystem service functions using clustering algorithms in eastern Guangdong.
  • Developed an innovative framework to assess contributions from natural ecosystems and water infrastructure.
  • Mapped service flows in the Yangtze River Economic Belt to identify ecological providers and beneficiaries.
  • Revealed spatial heterogeneity in ecosystem service provision across regions.
  • Demonstrated that natural ecosystems significantly outweigh artificial water infrastructure in supplying raw water.
  • Identified the need for equitable compensation mechanisms between ecological service providers and beneficiaries.

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Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e7132bcb99343efc98ce5chttps://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2026.1826934
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