It is well established that a global sanitation crisis threatens humans. By comparison, much
less attention has been given to address the effects of this crisis on the health of ecosystems …

Aquatic ecosystems cover over two thirds of our planet and play a pivotal role in stabilizing
the global climate as well as providing a large array of services for a fast-growing human …

Sanitation is often viewed as an unmentionable social obligation. Efficiently delivering this
public good may involve use of ecosystem services, such as pollutant assimilation in …

Ecological science has contributed greatly to our understanding of the natural world and the
impact of humans on that world. Now, we need to refocus the discipline towards research …

Coral reefs are in decline worldwide, and land‐derived sources of pollution, including
sewage, are a major force driving that deterioration. This review presents evidence that …

We are seemingly locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, biodiversity loss,
and a climate emergency. Ecological restoration aims to improve the ecological trajectory of …

Humans create vast quantities of wastewater through inefficiencies and poor management
of water systems. The wasting of water poses sustainability challenges, depletes energy …

Ecosystem functioning underpins the ecosystem services upon which humans rely. Critical
functions, such as primary and secondary productivity, are, however, increasingly …

This paper discusses land-sourced pollution with an emphasis on domestic sewage in the
Caribbean in relation to similar issues in the Indian Ocean and Pacific. Starting on a large …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has taken the environmental science and policy
literature by storm, and has become almost the approach to thinking about and assessing …