Ecosystem services valued to safeguard humanity's future.
The article presents a new way to measure how well ecosystems can provide essential services for humans sustainably. By combining measurements of productivity and biodiversity, researchers developed a mathematical formula to assess ecosystem services more accurately. This improved method captures changes in ecosystem services over time and space, offering a more realistic view of sustainability. The goal is to create a solid scientific basis for valuing ecosystem services, which can help us better understand the benefits nature provides to us.