It has long been claimed that a better understanding of human or social dimensions of
environmental issues will improve conservation. The social sciences are one important …

Ethnobotany has evolved from a discipline that largely documented the diversity of plant use
by local people to one focused on understanding how and why people select plants for a …

This paper explores the 20-year evolution of the social-ecological systems framework
(SESs). Although a first definition of SES dates back to 1988, Berkes and Folke more …

Rural tourism is prominent in promoting sustainable use of resources and is implemented in
Indonesia through a tourism village program. Present study explores resource management …

While cultural diversity is increasing in cities at a global level as a result of urbanization,
biodiversity is decreasing with a subsequent loss of ecosystem services. It is clear that …

This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and
diversified diets in developing countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how …

Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples
around the world, and asks how we can learn from this knowledge and ways of knowing …

This paper reviews available cross-disciplinary evidence on how culture affects food
security. We discuss the impact of culture on all four dimensions (availability, access and …

▪ Abstract We explore the social dimension that enables adaptive ecosystem-based
management. The review concentrates on experiences of adaptive governance of social …

This paper assesses the role of protected and community managed forests for the long term
maintenance of forest cover in the tropics. Through a meta-analysis of published case …