A conceptual framework for understanding the perspectives on the causes of the science–practice gap in ecology and conservation

D Bertuol‐Garcia, C Morsello, C N. El‐Hani… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Applying scientific knowledge to confront societal challenges is a difficult task, an issue
known as the science–practice gap. In Ecology and Conservation, scientific evidence has …

[HTML][HTML] Mainstreaming biodiversity in economic sectors: An analytical framework

S Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, MTJ Kok… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges in halting biodiversity loss is finding ways to address the issue
in places where it would matter most; in the economic sectors of society that exert the …

Piloting a social-ecological index for measuring flood resilience: A composite index approach

I Kotzee, B Reyers - Ecological indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
Global increases in the magnitude and frequency of flood events have raised concerns that
traditional flood management approaches may not be sufficient to deal with future …

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: A SWOT analysis of the ecosystem services framework

JW Bull, N Jobstvogt, A Böhnke-Henrichs… - Ecosystem …, 2016 - Elsevier
The ecosystem services concept (ES) is becoming a cornerstone of contemporary
sustainability thought. Challenges with this concept and its applications are well …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating ecosystem services in landscape planning: requirements, approaches, and impacts

C Albert, J Aronson, C Fürst, P Opdam - Landscape Ecology, 2014 - Springer
Despite growing knowledge of ecosystem services (ES), and heightened awareness of their
political and socio-economic relevance, mainstreaming and implementing ES in landscape …

Building capacities for transformative change towards sustainability: imagination in intergovernmental science-policy scenario processes

L Pereira, N Sitas, F Ravera, A Jimenez-Aceituno… - Elem Sci …, 2019 - online.ucpress.edu
Scenario development has been recognized as a potential method to explore future change
and stimulate a reflective process that can contribute to more informed decision-making. The …

Navigating complexity through knowledge coproduction: Mainstreaming ecosystem services into disaster risk reduction

B Reyers, JL Nel, PJ O'Farrell… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Achieving the policy and practice shifts needed to secure ecosystem services is hampered
by the inherent complexities of ecosystem services and their management. Methods for the …

Setting the bar: Standards for ecosystem services

S Polasky, H Tallis, B Reyers - Proceedings of the National …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Progress in ecosystem service science has been rapid, and there is now a healthy appetite
among key public and private sector decision makers for this science. However, changing …

Ecosystem services from community-based forestry in Nepal: Realising local and global benefits

K Paudyal, H Baral, K Lowell, RJ Keenan - Land use policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Community-based Forestry (CBF) is now a popular approach for landscape restoration,
forest management, biodiversity conservation and support for rural livelihoods worldwide …

Ecosystem services in spatial planning and strategic environmental assessment—A European and Portuguese profile

A Mascarenhas, TB Ramos, D Haase, R Santos - Land use policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite the growing interest on ecosystem services (ES) in research, significant knowledge
gaps on ES integration in decision making subsist. Particularly, ES-focused profiles of …