Jetske A. Bouma is Senior Environmental Economist at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam, and Senior Policy Researcher at the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency. Her research focusses on the design and evaluation of policy instruments and analysis of the conditions for collective action and self-enforcement. She teaches graduate courses on the governance of ecosystem services and advises policy-makers on the use of policy instruments and decision-making tools. Pieter J. H. van Beukering is an Associate Professor in the field of environmental economics at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam. Most of his research work takes place in Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Africa, with a strong focus on natural resource management, economic valuation and poverty alleviation. He teaches graduate courses focussing on the valuation of ecosystem services and environmental economics.

'This excellent collection of essays has been carefully crafted to introduce the reader to all aspects of an ecosystem services approach to decision making; from natural science, through the social sciences and on to governance. Each chapter is highly accessible while the whole builds to provide a coherent introduction to the range of necessary issues yielding a collection which will be of great value to the student, teacher and practitioner.' Ian Bateman, University of East Anglia

• List of contributors; Part I. Introduction: 1. Ecosystem services: from concept to practice Jetske Bouma and Pieter van Beukering; Part II. Measuring Ecosystem Services: 2. The role of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services Jan E. Vermaat, Jacintha Ellers and Matthew Helmus; 3. A traits-based approach to quantifying ecosystem services Peter van Bodegom and Timothy Price; 4. Mapping ecosystem services Willem Verhagen, Peter H. Verburg, Nynke Schulp and Julia Stürck; Part III. Valuing Ecosystem Services: 5. Economic values of ecosystem services Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Roy Brouwer and Mark J. Koetse; 6. Economic valuation techniques for ecosystem services Mark J. Koetse, Roy Brouwer and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; 7. Trade-offs and decision support tools for managing ecosystem services Luke Brander and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; Part IV. Paying for Ecosystem Services: 8. Market-based instruments for ecosystem services Frans Oosterhuis and Elissaios Papyrakis; 9. Payments for ecosystem services Erik Ansink and Jetske Bouma; Part V. Governing Ecosystem Services: 10. Global governance of ecosystem services and related policy instruments Joyeeta Gupta; 11. Public-private partnerships and the governance of ecosystem services Aysem Mert and Phillipp Pattberg; 12. Local governance of ecosystems and community co-management Jetske Bouma; Index.

Jetske A. Bouma is Senior Environmental Economist at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam, and Senior Policy Researcher at the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency. Her research focusses on the design and evaluation of policy instruments and analysis of the conditions for collective action and self-enforcement. She teaches graduate courses on the governance of ecosystem services and advises policy-makers on the use of policy instruments and decision-making tools. Pieter J. H. van Beukering is an Associate Professor in the field of environmental economics at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam. Most of his research work takes place in Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Africa, with a strong focus on natural resource management, economic valuation and poverty alleviation. He teaches graduate courses focussing on the valuation of ecosystem services and environmental economics.

'This excellent collection of essays has been carefully crafted to introduce the reader to all aspects of an ecosystem services approach to decision making; from natural science, through the social sciences and on to governance. Each chapter is highly accessible while the whole builds to provide a coherent introduction to the range of necessary issues yielding a collection which will be of great value to the student, teacher and practitioner.' Ian Bateman, University of East Anglia

• List of contributors; Part I. Introduction: 1. Ecosystem services: from concept to practice Jetske Bouma and Pieter van Beukering; Part II. Measuring Ecosystem Services: 2. The role of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services Jan E. Vermaat, Jacintha Ellers and Matthew Helmus; 3. A traits-based approach to quantifying ecosystem services Peter van Bodegom and Timothy Price; 4. Mapping ecosystem services Willem Verhagen, Peter H. Verburg, Nynke Schulp and Julia Stürck; Part III. Valuing Ecosystem Services: 5. Economic values of ecosystem services Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Roy Brouwer and Mark J. Koetse; 6. Economic valuation techniques for ecosystem services Mark J. Koetse, Roy Brouwer and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; 7. Trade-offs and decision support tools for managing ecosystem services Luke Brander and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; Part IV. Paying for Ecosystem Services: 8. Market-based instruments for ecosystem services Frans Oosterhuis and Elissaios Papyrakis; 9. Payments for ecosystem services Erik Ansink and Jetske Bouma; Part V. Governing Ecosystem Services: 10. Global governance of ecosystem services and related policy instruments Joyeeta Gupta; 11. Public-private partnerships and the governance of ecosystem services Aysem Mert and Phillipp Pattberg; 12. Local governance of ecosystems and community co-management Jetske Bouma; Index.

Jetske A. Bouma is Senior Environmental Economist at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam, and Senior Policy Researcher at the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency. Her research focusses on the design and evaluation of policy instruments and analysis of the conditions for collective action and self-enforcement. She teaches graduate courses on the governance of ecosystem services and advises policy-makers on the use of policy instruments and decision-making tools. Pieter J. H. van Beukering is an Associate Professor in the field of environmental economics at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam. Most of his research work takes place in Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Africa, with a strong focus on natural resource management, economic valuation and poverty alleviation. He teaches graduate courses focussing on the valuation of ecosystem services and environmental economics.

'This excellent collection of essays has been carefully crafted to introduce the reader to all aspects of an ecosystem services approach to decision making; from natural science, through the social sciences and on to governance. Each chapter is highly accessible while the whole builds to provide a coherent introduction to the range of necessary issues yielding a collection which will be of great value to the student, teacher and practitioner.' Ian Bateman, University of East Anglia

• List of contributors; Part I. Introduction: 1. Ecosystem services: from concept to practice Jetske Bouma and Pieter van Beukering; Part II. Measuring Ecosystem Services: 2. The role of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services Jan E. Vermaat, Jacintha Ellers and Matthew Helmus; 3. A traits-based approach to quantifying ecosystem services Peter van Bodegom and Timothy Price; 4. Mapping ecosystem services Willem Verhagen, Peter H. Verburg, Nynke Schulp and Julia Stürck; Part III. Valuing Ecosystem Services: 5. Economic values of ecosystem services Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Roy Brouwer and Mark J. Koetse; 6. Economic valuation techniques for ecosystem services Mark J. Koetse, Roy Brouwer and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; 7. Trade-offs and decision support tools for managing ecosystem services Luke Brander and Pieter J. H. van Beukering; Part IV. Paying for Ecosystem Services: 8. Market-based instruments for ecosystem services Frans Oosterhuis and Elissaios Papyrakis; 9. Payments for ecosystem services Erik Ansink and Jetske Bouma; Part V. Governing Ecosystem Services: 10. Global governance of ecosystem services and related policy instruments Joyeeta Gupta; 11. Public-private partnerships and the governance of ecosystem services Aysem Mert and Phillipp Pattberg; 12. Local governance of ecosystems and community co-management Jetske Bouma; Index.