The number of marine protected areas (MPAs) implemented globally is rising, with calls to
protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. One potential benefit of MPAs is increased resilience to …

The relationship between diversity and resilience is relatively well‐established for ecological
systems, but remains much less explored for socio‐economic systems. Institutional diversity …

Protected areas connect socio-economic and ecological systems through their provision of
ecosystem goods and services. Analysis of ecosystem services allows the expression of …

A protected area (PA) is essentially a governance system, a spatially defined area
encompassing natural and/or cultural attributes, governed by a set of actors with different …

Perpetual conservation easements are a popular method in some countries for addressing
conservation goals. Landowner participation plays a key role in the development of these …

Protected areas remain vital to global conservation efforts. To simultaneously improve
biodiversity conservation and promote human well-being, protected areas cannot be …

The Interior of Alaska is one of the few remaining places in the world with intact ecosystems.
Protected areas in this region, particularly Denali National Park and Preserve and Denali …

Mountainous ethnic tourism lands are important social-ecological system types. With tourism
as the main disturbance factor, the theory of social-ecological system resilience provides a …

Climate warming threatens the future sustainability of mountains, and tropical mountains are
particularly threatened with loss of biodiversity and associated ecosystem services …

People value nature based on their relationship to it and the utility they derive from it. This
paper explores the utilization of forest ecosystem services and the factors that influence an …