LIVELIHOOD ASSET
Ecosystem (e)
|
Ecosystem or natural resource capacity refers to the marine and land-based natural resource stocks, flows and services that support people’s short and long-term livelihood and human security needs at all times, including on a daily basis, pre and post disasters and in a changing environment and climate in the long term. Natural capital ranges from the more intangible public goods such as atmosphere and biodiversity to the more tangible dividable assets such as fishing grounds and land used to support housing/settlements, water, food, energy, income and coasts.
|
