Highlights•The relational nature of valuation and the specific content of valuation are
distinguished.•As contents of valuation, instrumental and relational values are different with …

The study of ecosystem services enables the understanding of the services that ecosystems
provide at the landscape level by explaining the relationship between natural capital …

The blue economy has become an influential concept in international and national marine
governance discourse. Various contested interpretations exist, and different actors choose to …

ABSTRACT Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) initiatives, which provide financial
incentives for management practices thought to increase the production of environmental …

Adaptation to climate change has become a major policy and project focus for donors and
governments globally. In this article, we provide insight into how adaptation projects …

Highlights•Multiple types of motivation and values underlay REDD+ in both Indonesia and
Vietnam.•Instrumental (goal-oriented, ecological–economic) values of nature target …

Understanding and acknowledging the interlinkages within Indigenous social-cultural-
ecological systems is a critical issue facing environmental policymaking and investments …

This paper explores the process and practices of policy mobility for the Payment for
Ecosystem Services (PES) in China's Xin'an River Basin Eco-compensation Pilot, through …

The assertion that 'ecosystems are infrastructure'is now common in conservation science
and ecosystem management. This article interrogates that claim, which we argue underpins …

With increasing water consumption and pollution in cities and expanding urban areas,
impacts on rural areas as water extraction and waste disposal zones are intensifying. To …