The expansion of globalized industrial societies is causing global warming, ecosystem
degradation, and species and language extinctions worldwide. Mainstream conservation …

Scholars, politicians, practitioners, and civil society increasingly call for sustainability
transformations to cope with urgent social and environmental challenges. In sustainability …

The ecology has witnessed a strong conceptual shift regarding the transition from human-
free to human-dominated ecosystems. Nevertheless, human beings are still treated as …

Mangrove forests are among the most productive ecosystems with important services such
as food and livelihood provisions, recreations, and regulations (eg, coastal protection) in …

Wild palms are among the most important plants in the Neotropics due to their wide
distribution, species richness and cultural relevance for humans. In addition to their …

Understanding land-use change is imperative in the management of Indonesian coastal
ecosystems with numerous environmental impacts generated from land-use conversion. To …

Attalea speciosa (babassu) is a native palm of the primary forest from Amazonian and
Cerrado biomes, and has multiple economic and cultural uses. However, this palm can …

Accurate knowledge of human perception can help designers to create desirable spaces. An
increase in publications from 2000 to 2020 demonstrates that studies in human perception …

Babassu oil extraction is the main income source in nut breakers communities in northeast
of Brazil. Among these communities, babassu oil is used for cooking but also medically to …

Amazon deforestation damages nature, people, and their closer biocultural relationship,
eroding fundamental elements for its reproduction. The recognition and use of traditional …