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Recognizing the multi-functionality of landscapes and forested catchments beyond their ability to provide goods, such as timber, non-wood forest products and minerals, is increasingly more important due to continuous land-use and climate changes. Growing populations have led to increased pressure on land, and diminishing natural resources has forced us to face the fact that land and many of its resources are finite, or regenerate significantly slower than they are being utilized. It is not only about the over-consumption of resources, but impacts on the processes that generate these resources. Although the multi-functionality of landscapes is increasingly acknowledged, the inclusion of ecosystem services in policy and practice has been slow, thus moderating the potential for improved integrated landscape approaches.
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Springgay, E. (2017). Headwater Catchments: Foundation Pillars for Ecosystem Services. In: Křeček, J., Haigh, M., Hofer, T., Kubin, E., Promper, C. (eds) Ecosystem Services of Headwater Catchments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57946-7_1
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