Progress in ecosystem services research: A guide for scholars and practitioners

AV Torres, C Tiwari, SF Atkinson - Ecosystem Services, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of social science to large scale biodiversity conservation: A review of research about the Natura 2000 network

M Blicharska, EH Orlikowska, JM Roberge… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Successful conservation needs to be informed by social science because it is closely linked
to socio-economic processes and human behaviour. Limited knowledge about ecosystems' …

[HTML][HTML] The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: An interdisciplinary perspective

C Nesshöver, T Assmuth, KN Irvine, GM Rusch… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, we reflect on the implications for science, policy and practice of the recently
introduced concept of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), with a focus on the European context …

Threshold effect of ecosystem services in response to climate change and vegetation coverage change in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecological shelter

S Ma, LJ Wang, J Jiang, L Chu, JC Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the impacts of climate change and vegetation restoration on ecosystem
services is essential for sustainable ecosystem management. However, the characteristics of …

Uncovering the relationships between ecosystem services and social-ecological drivers at different spatial scales in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region

J Shen, S Li, L Liu, Z Liang, Y Wang, H Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecosystem service is widely acknowledged as a mainstream and valuable concept for the
sustainability-oriented decision-makings on meeting the fundamental needs for improving …

[HTML][HTML] Why Brazil needs its legal reserves

JP Metzger, MMC Bustamante, J Ferreira… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brazil's environmental legislation obliges private properties to retain a fixed proportion of
their total area with native vegetation, the so-called “Legal Reserves”. Those areas …

[HTML][HTML] Adoption of the ecosystem services concept in EU policies

I Bouwma, C Schleyer, E Primmer, KJ Winkler… - Ecosystem Services, 2018 - Elsevier
The concept of ecosystem services has gained a strong political profile during the last 15
years. However, there is no specific EU policy devoted to governing ecosystem services …

Bridging the gap between ecosystem service assessments and land-use planning through Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

J Langemeyer, E Gómez-Baggethun, D Haase… - … Science & Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Land-use planning is an important determinant for green space policy in cities. It defines
land covers and hence the structure and function of urban ecosystems and the benefits …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem service supply–demand and socioecological drivers at different spatial scales in Zhejiang Province, China

LJ Wang, JW Gong, S Ma, S Wu, X Zhang, J Jiang - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the scale effects of ecosystem service (ES) supply–demand balances and
drivers is critical to hierarchical ecosystem management. However, it remains unclear how …

An environmental justice perspective on ecosystem services

J Loos, F Benra, M Berbés-Blázquez, LL Bremer… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Mainstreaming of ecosystem service approaches has been proposed as one path toward
sustainable development. Meanwhile, critics of ecosystem services question if the approach …