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Table 2 Ecosystem services categories according to MEA

From: Factors shaping local people’s perception of ecosystem services in the Atacora Chain of Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot in northern Benin

Provisioning services

Regulating services

Cultural services

Supporting services

▪ Food

▪ Climate regulation

▪ Spiritual and religious

▪ Soil formation

▪ Fresh water

▪ Disease regulation

▪ Recreation and ecotourism

▪ Nutrient cycling

▪ Fuelwood

▪ Water regulation

▪ Aesthetic

▪ Primary production

▪ Fiber

▪ Water purification

▪ Inspirational

 

▪ Biochemical

▪ Pollination

▪ Educational

 
  

▪ Sense of place

 
  

▪ Cultural heritage