Telecoupled use of biodiversity and ecosystem services: synthesis of concepts, methods and evidence

Ecosystems providing ecosystem services are often located far away from areas where people live and benefit from these services. Such inter-regional flows of ecosystem services can be induced by both human activities and environmental flows. Through use of such ecosystem services, countries can impact on biodiversity and the capacity to provide services beyond their territory. To date, however, national ecosystem assessments regularly consider ecosystem services only within national boundaries. The main aim of this project is to create a joint understanding of the problem of inter-regional use of biodiversity and ecosystem services.