Ecosystem Services Across Borders: A Framework for Transboundary Conservation Policy

This research paper proposes using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) framework as an organizing principle for transboundary conservation policy to address the fact that political borders rarely align with ecological boundaries.

• The authors argue that the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) framework is suitable for transboundary conservation because it frames conservation through mutual interests, includes diverse stakeholders, and allows for the assessment of tradeoffs and links between multiple services.
• The United States and Mexico share several types of ecosystem services, including the provisioning service of groundwater via the All-American Canal in California, the regulating service of agave crop pollination by long-nosed bats, and the cultural service of the North American monarch butterfly's aesthetic value.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Ecosystem Services Across Borders: A Framework for Transboundary Conservation Policy. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ecosystem-services-across-borders-a-framework-for-transboundary-conservation-policy/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Ecosystem Services Across Borders: A Framework for Transboundary Conservation Policy. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ecosystem-services-across-borders-a-framework-for-transboundary-conservation-policy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025ecosystem, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Ecosystem Services Across Borders: A Framework for Transboundary Conservation Policy}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ecosystem-services-across-borders-a-framework-for-transboundary-conservation-policy/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }