Approaches and concepts nurturing interdisciplinary knowledge on urban ecosystems have
evolved over recent decades and adopted a series of metaphors, including Ecosystem …

Agriculture is facing up to an increasing number of challenges, including the need to ensure
various ecosystem services and to resolve apparent conflicts between them. One of the …

In addition to providing key ecological functions, large old trees are a part of a social realm
and as such provide numerous social‐cultural benefits to people. However, their social and …

In the highlands of Southern Ethiopia extensive areas of agroforestry homegardens occur.
These systems are characterised by a unique combination and dominance of two native …

Agroecosystems cover vast areas of land worldwide and are known to have a large impact
on the environment, yet these highly modified landscapes are rarely considered as …

Urban parks constitute critical biodiversity hotspots in crowded, concrete-dominated city
environments. Despite the importance, they remain little researched. This paper assesses …

Agroforestry systems are traditional land use systems that were and are used in Europe.
They can be defined as those land use systems which involve two main components …

Despite a long history of confrontation between forest agencies and forest
people,“indigenous” or “local” practices are increasingly considered as a viable alternative …

Agroforestry has come of age during the past three decades. The age-old practice of
growing trees and crops and sometimes animals in interacting combinations–that has been …

Introduction Many conservation initiatives for managing social-ecological landscapes factor
in the best available biophysical information. However, insufficient consideration of social …