Environmental degradation is increasing globally through direct anthropogenic
interventions, such as urbanisation and unsustainable land use, and human-induced …

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are increasingly addressed in research, but conceptual
and methodological issues still limit their integration into management and decision-making …

Forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and they are also essential for the provision of a
wide range of ecosystem services that are important to human well-being. There is …

This paper explores spiritual and aesthetic cultural values associated with ecosystems. We
argue that these values are not best captured by instrumental or consequentialist thinking …

Several intergovernmental policy instruments, including the World Heritage Convention of
UNESCO and the Convention on Biological Diversity, have proposed to develop integrated …

Biocultural approaches to sustainability : A systematic review of the scientific literature
Hanspach, Jan Page 1 https://helda.helsinki.fi Biocultural approaches to sustainability : A …

Executive summary Increases in global mean surface temperature are projected to result in
continued permafrost degradation and coastal degradation (high confidence), increased …

Diverse and productive ecosystems and human well-being are too often considered
opposing targets. This stems mainly from nature being perceived as separate from culture …

Mangroves, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes, collectively termed “Blue Forests,” are
counted among the most valuable and productive coastal ecosystems on the planet. A …

Indigenous nations have always and continue to assert their sovereignties to resist
colonialism. This paper makes explicit the ways in which environmental management has …