A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the value of nature experience for mental
health. With rapid urbanization and declines in human contact with nature globally, crucial …

Terrestrial ecosystem services (ES) are vulnerable to land use and land cover changes
(LULCC). These changes are triggered by different drivers of change (eg, economic, social …

This paper updates and builds on 'Modelling with Stakeholders' Voinov and Bousquet, 2010
which demonstrated the importance of, and demand for, stakeholder participation in …

Ecosystem service research has long been dominated by a monetary interpretation of value,
neglecting other social perspectives on the importance of ecosystems for human well-being …

The high variety of ecosystem service categorisation systems, assessment frameworks,
indicators, quantification methods and spatial localisation approaches allows scientists and …

Providing food, timber, energy, housing, and other goods and services, while maintaining
ecosystem functions and biodiversity that underpin their sustainable supply, is one of the …

Among the main effects of human activities on the environment are land use and resulting
land cover changes. Such changes impact the capacity of ecosystems to provide goods and …

The inconsistency in methods to quantify and map ecosystem services challenges the
development of robust values of ecosystem services in national accounts and broader policy …

In 2010, the 192 State Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a
Strategic Plan to halt biodiversity loss and ensure the sustainable and equitable use of …

Cruel oil or green gold is a dilemma for the oil palm industry. The oil palm industry (planting
and milling) has a devastating impact on the environment and ecosystems. Oil palm …