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. 2022 Jun;132:282–295. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.032

Table 2.

FES specific innovations and their relation to FES categories, governance innovation type, and focus.

Q5 Specific innovations offered for selection Short name Example provided in the Survey Main FES categories addressed Governance mechanism Focus of innovation
Q5_1 New ecosystem service New ES e.g., a burial forest was newly established Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural Hierarchy, Market, Hybrid Product, Service
Q5_2 New technology for biomass production Technology biomass e.g., usage of harvester instead of chainsaws or using satellite imagery for identifying logging sites Provisioning Market Process
Q5_3 New technology for other ecosystem services Technology other ES e.g., a new technology for extracting resin (mostly) Provisioning Market Process
Q5_4 New way to generate value from ecosystem services Value from ES e.g., organizing auctions for high-quality timber or water protection Provisioning, Regulating Market Process, Service
Q5_5 Change of forest management to improve / sustain biomass production FM for biomass e.g., new thinning measures for increased wood increment or for increased resilience Provisioning, Regulating Market Process
Q5_6 Change of forest management to provide other ecosystem services FM other ES e.g., new thinning measures for growth of mushrooms or support nature tourism Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural Market Process
Q5_7 New communication or marketing strategy implemented New communication e.g., a website or a hired branding professional Any Market Process
Q5_8 New users of ecosystem service(s) New users e.g., children or urban citizens Any Network, Hybrid Process
Q5_9 New trans-sectoral contract created New contract e.g., a new agreement with conservation groups or eco-tourism enterprises Regulating, Cultural Network, Hybrid Process
Q5_10 New transboundary cooperation created New cooperation e.g., a sustainable tourism project across country borders Regulating, Cultural Market, Network, Hybrid Process, Product, Service