Estimating the recreational value of a coastal wetland park is useful in understanding
wetland ecosystem and nurturing a balanced relationship between wetland tourism …

Decades of failure to evaluate the ecosystem services provided by the Pekapeka Swamp
located in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, led to decisions that allowed prolonged degradation …

Abstract The Ganges-Brahmaputra (GB) delta is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the
world due to a combination of high population density and exposure to tropical cyclones …

Penang National Park (PNP), as Malaysia's smallest national park, is one of the few
naturally forested areas left on Penang Island, in Peninsular Malaysia. The main objective …

Small indigenous fishes (SIF) play a crucial role in supporting the livelihoods and nutritional
security of the rural population in Southern Asia. However, their abundance and diversity are …

Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation (EbA) involve the use of biodiversity and
ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. This …

Restoration of rivers is important because they provide many ecosystem services. However,
full restoration is costly, and with limited resources, the priority of the different elements of a …

In the field of water resources management, the Water Framework Directive is the first
directive to adopt an ecosystem approach, establishing principles and economic tools for an …

Understanding and evaluating the recreational value of a wetland park is important for the
sustainability of wetland conservation and exploitation. This study evaluates the non-use …

In a montado farm, commonly found in the South Portugal, human activities benefit from
important fluxes of renewable resources. In this study, traditional economic and emergy …