Rangeland Ecosystem Services: Connecting Nature and People
Explore the Vital Link Between Healthy Lands and Thriving Communities
Rangelands are more than open space — they’re engines of life and livelihood. Our Rangeland Ecosystem Services Report reveals how these landscapes deliver essential benefits to people and the planet, from clean water and abundant wildlife to carbon storage and food production.
🔍 What You’ll Discover Inside
- Food & Fiber — How rangelands feed livestock and support rural economies.
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Water — The role rangelands play in filtering, storing, and delivering water.
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Carbon — Nature’s own climate solution through carbon sequestration.
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Biodiversity & Wildlife — Habitat for pollinators, game species, and native plants.
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Culture & Community — The deep connections people have with the land.
🌍 Why It Matters
Rangelands cover vast expanses and provide a suite of ‘ecosystem services’ — the benefits flowing from nature to people — that are essential to environmental health and human well-being. Yet, pressures like climate change, invasive species, and land conversion threaten these valuable systems.
This report not only documents those contributions but shines a light on the stewardship and science needed to sustain them for future generations.
Take Action & Get Involved
Whether you’re a land manager, policymaker, educator, or curious citizen, this report gives you the insight and inspiration to better value and protect our rangelands — and the services they provide to all of us.
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