The lack of progress in reversing the declining global trend in biodiversity is partly due to a
mismatch between how living nature is conceived and valued by the conservation …

We describe and reflect on seven recurring critiques of the concept of ecosystem services
and respective counter‐arguments. First, the concept is criticized for being anthropocentric …

Relational values—as preferences, principles and virtues about human-nature relationships—
have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. The term has been used to include …

Environmental conservation finds itself in desperate times. Saving nature, to be sure, has
never been an easy proposition. But the arrival of the Anthropocene-the alleged new phase …

Ecosystems services (ES) assessment is a significant scientific topic recognized for its
potential to address sustainability issues. However, there is an absence of science–policy …

Many alien taxa are known to cause socio‐economic impacts by affecting the different
constituents of human well‐being (security; material and non‐material assets; health; social …

This paper explores the implications of the widespread success of the term circular economy
in the institutional and public debate. The concept of circular economy in itself implies a …

People depend on functioning ecosystems, which provide benefits that support human
existence and wellbeing. The relationship between people and nature has been …

Research on ecosystem services (ESs) has increased substantially in recent decades, but
the findings have been slow to affect actual management, perhaps because most studies to …

Global urbanization creates opportunities and challenges for human well-being and
transition towards sustainability. Urban areas are human-environment systems that depend …