Biodiversity conservation decisions are difficult, especially when they involve differing
values, complex multidimensional objectives, scarce resources, urgency, and considerable …

Resilience underpins the sustainability of both ecological and social systems. Extensive loss
of reef corals following recent mass bleaching events have challenged the notion that …

The central challenge of the 21st century is to develop economic, social, and governance
systems capable of ending poverty and achieving sustainable levels of population and …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly proposed to support conservation
decision making. However, evidence of SDMs supporting solutions for on‐ground …

Globalization, the process by which local social-ecological systems (SESs) are becoming
linked in a global network, presents policy scientists and practitioners with unique and …

Global change issues are complex and the consequences of decisions are often highly
uncertain. The large spatial and temporal scales and stakes involved make it important to …

Everyone makes decisions, but not everyone is a decision analyst. A decision analyst uses
quantitative models and computational methods to formulate decision algorithms, assess …

Uncertainty in the predictions of science when applied to the environment is an issue of
great current relevance in relation to the impacts of climate change, protecting against …

This article examines the use of economic analysis to inform bioinvasion management, with
particular focus on forest resources. Economics is key for understanding invasion processes …

Climate change is having a significant impact on ecosystem services and is likely to become
increasingly important as this phenomenon intensifies. Future impacts can be difficult to …