Ecosystem service assessments (ESA) can play a critical role in strengthening disaster risk management (DRM), yet their integration into DRM practice remains limited. This study shows how ESA findings can inform all phases of DRM—from risk assessment and prevention to response and recovery—and presents a typology highlighting concrete opportunities to better embed ecosystem-based knowledge into disaster risk reduction. Strengthening collaboration between the ESA and eco-DRR communities can unlock more effective, resilient, and Nature-based Solutions for protecting communities.