Sustainable tourism can combine recreation for people, economic opportunities for
entrepreneurs, and environmental protection, but for mountain tourism, climate change and …

Mountain lakes are increasingly affected by global change pressures. While there is growing
evidence of impacts on ecosystem functioning, few studies considered changes in …

Mangroves provide a multitude of ecosystem services that are threatened due to extensive
mangrove degradation globally. Restoration actions have been receiving growing attention …

Nature reserves play a crucial role in providing diverse ecosystem services (ESs) that
benefit local residents, but they are also confronted with challenges such as degradation …

Human interactions with freshwater blue spaces promote various benefits to well-being,
which can be framed by the cultural ecosystem services (CES) concept. However, small …

Although anthropogenic activities affect the ecological conditions of mountain lakes
worldwide, the impacts on human wellbeing, in terms of ecosystem services provided by …

The high-mountain lakes of the Alps, perched like glistening gems in the cradle of Europe's
most formidable mountain range, have for generations epitomized nature's majesty. These …

Mountain lakes provide a variety of ecosystem services (ES) such as water, habitat,
recreation and aesthetic values. However, global change pressures increasingly affect lake …

Research background: Protected areas (PAs) play a fundamental role in the maintenance of
ecosystem processes and in the flow of ecosystem services (ESs) they provide. However …

Ecosystem services (ES) are defined as the benefits of the natural environment that sustain
human life. The analyses of the balance of ecosystem services (ES balance) and its driving …