It is important to integrate local residents' awareness and perception of ecosystem services
(ES) into the ES assessment for the planning of protected areas (PAs). Using data collected …

Previous studies have recognized the importance of social dimensions of ecosystem
services and their incorporation into planning processes. However, understanding how …

Protected areas safeguard species and habitats, but also provide ecosystem services (ES)
and quite often simultaneously protect landscape character and associated cultural values …

The Chinese leadership has formally proposed that the national park system should initiate
an institutional change of conservation management by reforming the governance system …

Finding common ground between local residents' livelihoods and the conservation of
protected areas in developing countries has been considered a challenge. Recently …

This research examines perceptions of ecosystem services (ES) and social well-being in the
Wuyishan National Park, China. This study analyses the importance of and linkages …

Evaluations about social preferences for ecosystem services do not always include human
well-being. Using a case study in South-Central Chile, we showed how the human well …

Previous works have made great progress in mapping and assessing ecosystem services
(ES) that are directed toward exploring various aspects of ecological changes and economic …

The socio-cultural assessment of ecosystem services has been proposed as a promising
tool for eliciting people's preferences towards ecosystem services. Despite an increasing …

Context Most protected areas are managed based on objectives related to scientific
ecological knowledge of species and ecosystems. However, a core principle of sustainability …