The pluralistic natural capital values of a tropical city

Adrienne Grêt-Regamey; Justine Saunders; Peter Edwards; Daniel Richards; Jahson I. Alemu; Natasha Bhatia; Roman Carrasco; Zuzana Drillet; Tze Kwan Fung; Yan Feng Leon Gaw; Wanggi Jaung; Andrea Law; Rachel Ai Ting Leong; Aikeen Youu Ming Lim; Mahyar Masoudi; Yudhishthra Nathan; Rachel Rui Ying Oh; Wen Ting Ooi; Fairul Edros Ahmad Shaikh Shaikh; Xiao Ping Song; Claudia L.Y. Tan; Puay Yok Tan; Sergio Wicki; Lynn Wei Wong; Yanyun Yan; Erik Yando; Alex Thiam Koon Yee; Jingyuan Zhang; Daniel A. Friess

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101774

The pluralistic natural capital values of a tropical city

Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
, Justine Saunders
, Peter Edwards
, Daniel Richards
, Jahson I. Alemu
, Natasha Bhatia
, Roman Carrasco
, Zuzana Drillet
, Tze Kwan Fung
, Yan Feng Leon Gaw
, Wanggi Jaung
, Andrea Law
, Rachel Ai Ting Leong
, Aikeen Youu Ming Lim
, Mahyar Masoudi
, Yudhishthra Nathan
, Rachel Rui Ying Oh
, Wen Ting Ooi
, Fairul Edros Ahmad Shaikh Shaikh
, Xiao Ping Song

Claudia L.Y. Tan, Puay Yok Tan, Sergio Wicki, Lynn Wei Wong, Yanyun Yan, Erik Yando, Alex Thiam Koon Yee, Jingyuan Zhang, Daniel A. Friess

ETH Zurich
NIRAS
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
University of South Alabama
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
ETH Zurich
Chungnam National University
Université de La Réunion
Singapore Management University
Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
National Parks Board
University of Queensland
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Old Dominion University
School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen
Tulane University

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Abstract

Nature in cities is essential for human well-being. Quantifying and valuing the goods and services provided by nature to city dwellers is missing in tropical contexts. Yet, as cities worldwide face similar challenges, understanding the services provided by tropical urban ecosystems becomes imperative for effective management. Here, we present the first Natural Capital Assessment of a tropical city, unveiling three critical insights. Firstly, we demonstrate the vital reliance of a developed tropical city on nature, particularly for climate change mitigation through regulating services. Secondly, we identify intact natural areas as Singapore's most valuable assets, stressing the significance of the quality of urban greenery in enhancing ecosystem services. Lastly, we highlight the importance of nurturing connections between urban residents and nature, fostering relational values crucial for sustained care and conservation of nature.

Original language	English
Article number	101774
Journal	Ecosystem Services
Volume	76
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101774
State	Published - Dec 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Climate change
Ecosystem services
Natural Capital Assessment
Regulating services
Tropical city

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Grêt-Regamey, A., Saunders, J., Edwards, P., Richards, D., Alemu, J. I., Bhatia, N., Carrasco, R., Drillet, Z., Fung, T. K., Gaw, Y. F. L., Jaung, W., Law, A., Leong, R. A. T., Lim, A. Y. M., Masoudi, M., Nathan, Y., Oh, R. R. Y., Ooi, W. T., Shaikh, F. E. A. S., ... Friess, D. A. (2025). The pluralistic natural capital values of a tropical city. Ecosystem Services, 76, Article 101774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101774

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