A background of forests functions as a part of ecosystem services systems

The article presents a brief description of background of forest function position within ecosystem services systems. The content focuses primarily on defining the linkages between economic and environmental approaches. Functions of forests are located in the general system of ecosystem services. Evaluation of functions of forests is structured from an ecosystem basis through the Forest Management to the social utilization. The article is very brief and general introduction into problematic of forest functions as a part of ecosystem services. But it shows possibilities of another development of this topic - at first - connection of forestry specific into systems like TEEB, CICES etc. and -at second - process of public utilization and management of forest functions.