How regulating and cultural services of ecosystems have changed over time in Italy

In this experimental study, different components are computed for three ecosystem services (ES). Specifically, supply, demand and use estimated pollination service, flood risk regulation service nature-based tourism. These analysed assessed in 2012 2018 the Italian context, order to estimate evolution over period allow a significant comparison of results. The same methodology models applied selected accounting years tables tend reflect as closely possible System Environmental-Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA), which is international standard endorsed by United Nations compile Natural Capital 2021. Both biophysical monetary assessments performed using ARIES technology, an integrated modelling platform providing automatic flexible integration data models, via its semantic nature. Models have been run adjusting global approach context and, whenever available, prioritising local carry out study. This particularly useful analyse trends time, potentially biased substantially mitigated when biases constant time. study finds increase benefits ES examined. main contribution pioneering work support idea that or can provide very tool improve economic environmental information at national regional level. processes necessary incentives steer policy-making towards preventative rather than corrective actions, usually much less effective more costly, both levels. Nevertheless, particular attention must be paid meaning estimates drivers these values derive direct indirect relationship between observable actual ecosystems condition.