Material contributions are substances, objects, or other material elements from nature that directly sustain people’s physical existence and material assets.
Material NCPs include, for example, energy provision (e.g., firewood), food and feed, building materials (e.g., wood, stone), labour (e.g., draft animals), companionship (e.g. pets and farm animals).
Source: IPBES (2020) Global Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Annex I, p.1046. Glossary, (IPBES, n.d., op.cit.).
