Abstract Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) has gained international popularity in recent
years, but the lack of consensus on its definition has precluded the use of a universal …

In a seminal paper, Garrett Hardin argued in 1968 that users of a commons are caught in an
inevitable process that leads to the destruction of the resources on which they depend. This …

One billion people depend on seafood as their primary source of protein and 25% of the
world's total animal protein comes from fisheries. Yet a third of fish stocks worldwide are …

Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of
the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping …

Humans are altering the composition of biological communities through a variety of activities
that increase rates of species invasions and species extinctions, at all scales, from local to …

Human institutions—ways of organizing activities—affect the resilience of the environment.
Locally evolved institutional arrangements governed by stable communities and buffered …

Transformative actions are increasingly being required to address changes in climate. As an
aid to understanding and supporting informed decision-making regarding transformative …

Modern climate change is dominated by human influences, which are now large enough to
exceed the bounds of natural variability. The main source of global climate change is human …

Ecological economics is a way of rethinking the relationship between humans and the
environment and working out the implications of how we manage our lives and the planet …

The sustainability of regional development can be usefully explored through several
different lenses. In situations in which uncertainties and change are key features of the …