Abstract Study region India. Study focus India has a wealth of wetland ecosystems that
support diverse and unique habitats. These wetlands provide numerous ecological goods …

The design and implementation of effective environmental policies need to be informed by a
holistic understanding of the system processes (biophysical, social and economic), their …

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 …

Wetland buffer zones (WBZs) are riparian areas that form a transition between terrestrial and
aquatic environments and are well-known to remove agricultural water pollutants such as …

On the eve of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, it is timely to assess progress
over the 10 years since its predecessor in Rio de Janeiro. Loss and degradation of …

Since the late 1960s, the valuation of ecosystem services has received ample attention in
scientific literature. However, to date, there has been relatively little elaboration of the …

The demand for timely monetary estimates of the economic value of nonmarket ecosystem
goods and services has steadily increased over the last few decades. This article describes …

Recent research has demonstrated that ponds contribute a great deal to biodiversity at a
regional level as networks of habitat patches that also act as 'stepping stones' to facilitate the …

Coastal wetlands are considered to be amongst the most productive ecosystems and can
provide invaluable ecological services. However, coastal wetlands are listed amongst the …

Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems, providing a number of goods and services that
are of value to people. The open-access nature and the public-good characteristics of …