Highlights•Active citizens attain more options to influence sustainability agendas in the
Information Age.•Regionalization is shaped by processes of cooperation and integration.• …

The terms “landscape” and “landscape approach” have been increasingly applied within the
international environmental realm, with many international organizations and …

Coastal protection measures and management play an important role in coping with coastal
disasters and climate-induced sea-level rise. In this study, the success and failure of typical …

Human-wildlife conflicts are a global problem, and are occurring in many countries where
human and wildlife requirements overlap. Conflicts are particularly common near protected …

Access to natural resources has changed over the years in Zimbabwe. At least three broad
periods of biodiversity conservation, utilisation, and access can be identified in the country …

This paper aims to highlight the prevailing experiences of Latin America and to clarify what
'green infrastructure'entails in addition to describing seven case studies from a range of …

The loss and degradation of wetlands in the Mekong Delta has been caused by a
combination of human activities (social systems) and natural events (ecological systems) …

Local communities' perceptions of protected areas are important determinants of the
success of conservation efforts in Southern Africa, as these perceptions affect people's …

Anti-poaching is an important component of the tourism management system for
destinations that rely on wildlife as their key attraction. The present paper, broadly grounded …

Human activities such as livestock overgrazing, are the main reasons for the degradation of
alpine grasslands and biodiversity loss on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), China. With …