Regulating (and maintaining) services contribute to the regulation and maintenance of the environment for humans, and thus human well-being. They result from the performance of functional and healthy ecosystems, their properties, and processes.
Include pollination, decomposition, soil formation, air and water purification, erosion and flood control, carbon storage, and local climate regulation. Thus, these services and their underlying functions are a prerequisite for safeguarding other ecosystem services.
In face of accelerating climate change, regulating services deserve increased attention, if not the highest priority.
