ecosciences
Ecosciences, also spelled ecoscience, refers to an interdisciplinary field that studies the interconnections between ecological processes and human wellbeing with the aim of informing evidence-based environmental decisions. The term emerged in the early 2000s as a response to the growing recognition that environmental challenges – such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity – cannot be addressed adequately by any single discipline. Ecosciences integrate methods and concepts from biology, chemistry, geology, atmospheric science, ecology, economics, sociology, and political science to generate holistic knowledge about ecosystems and their services.
Key concepts in ecosciences include ecosystem services, resilience, and sustainability. Researchers assess the provisioning, regulating, cultural,