Dependencies
Definition
Aspects of ecosystem services that an organisation or other actor relies on to function. Dependencies include ecosystems’ ability to regulate water flow, water quality, and hazards like fires and floods; provide a suitable habitat for pollinators (who in turn provide a service directly to economies), and sequester carbon (in terrestrial, freshwater and marine realms). 1
TNFD (2022) 1
“Dependencies on biodiversity: aspects of nature’s contributions to people [ecosystem services] that a person or organisation relies on to function, including water flow and quality regulation; regulation of hazards like fires and floods; pollination; carbon sequestration”.
SBTN (2020) 2