Mountains play a key role in the provision of nature's contributions to people (NCP)
worldwide that support societies' quality of life. Simultaneously, mountains are threatened by …

Interdisciplinary knowledge is necessary to achieve sustainable management of natural
resources. However, research is still often developed in an exclusively disciplinary manner …

This paper aims to identify effective mechanisms for government poverty alleviation
measures based on the livelihood sustainability of farm households in Southern Shaanxi …

Payments for ecosystem services programs (PESPs) are increasingly being adopted
globally to enhance sustainability outcomes. There are also hundreds of studies yearly on …

Through a systematic review of peer-reviewed and grey literature, this paper analyzes
evidence of the livelihood impacts of Payments for Environmental Services (PES). Forty-six …

Water funds seek to promote long-term watershed conservation with multiple benefits for
biodiversity and human well-being. This approach has grown rapidly, particularly in Latin …

The increasing use of the payment for ecosystem services (PES) represents a prominent
institutional shock triggered by external interventions on livelihoods of natural resource …

Most studies to date assume that there are multiple relationships between ecosystem
services and human well-being, but there are few studies that quantify these relationships …

The impact of ecological compensation policies on farmers' livelihoods is related to the
sustainability of policies and social equity. How do different compensation methods affect …

Observed trade-offs between environmental conservation and poverty alleviation objectives
continue to divide scholars on the ability of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs …