Climate change is one of the most important challenges that we are presently facing. Its impact on people is not only direct from flooding and heat waves, among others but also indirect, because of its impact on ecosystems, their functions, and the goods and services they provide. Some of these services include provisioning of food, water, fuel, medicinal plants, and raw materials, control of pests and soil erosion, and purifying air and water. Ecosystems are at the same time a key element of the global response to climate change by capturing and storing carbon, which contributes to mitigating this phenomenon. Thus, healthy, sustainably managed ecosystems help communities to increase their resilience and favor adaptation to climate change by providing resources that contribute to people’s wellbeing.
