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Categories of cultural ecosystem services and their definitions used in participatory mapping
| CES category | Definitions | CES category | Definitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation value | Areas important for outdoor recreation (e.g. camping, walking, running, cycling, horse riding) | Social relations | Support for social activities and strengthening the sense of community (e.g. forest trips with friends, family activities, joint environmental education activities, etc.) |
| Landscape aesthetics | Areas important due to their natural beauty and/or landscapes. | Emotional value | Emotional attachment to forest areas (a personal bond with a specific forest area or place in the forest) |
| Environmental awareness | Promotion of environmental awareness and knowledge about nature through forest visits. | Cultural heritage | Preservation of cultural traditions and historical values |
| Health and therapeutic value | Promotion of physical and mental health and well-being | Spiritual and religious value | Preservation of religious and spiritual values of forest areas or specific sites within forests |
Main characteristics of the research sample
| Gender | Income per capita in household per month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 44% | Below 3,000 PLN | 3.7% |
| Women | 56% | 3,000–5,000 PLN | 31.2% |
| Education | 5,000–10,000 PLN | 49.5% | |
| Primary | 0.5% | Above 10,000 PLN | 15.6% |
| Secondary or vocational | 7.8% | Standard of living | |
| Higher | 91.7% | Average | 21.6% |
| Place of living | Good | 53.7% | |
| Rural areas | 27.1% | Very Good | 24.7% |
| City with fewer than 25,000 inhabitants | 5.5% | ||
| City with a population between 25,000 and 100,000 | 13.7% | ||
| City with more than 100,000 inhabitants, | 53.7% | ||