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 …

Agricultural intensification and landscape homogenisation are major drivers of biodiversity
loss in European agricultural landscapes. Improvements require changes in farming …

A range of methods are available for assessing ecosystem services. Methods differ in their
aims; from map** and modelling the supply and demand of ecosystem services to …

In environmental valuation, although it is well recognised that the choice of method heavily
affects the outcome, little is known on how existing valuation methods actually elicit the …

Biodiversity of European cultural landscapes is threatened by land abandonment and
intensification. While the conservation benefits of traditional management practices have …

Farmers play a pivotal role in addressing biodiversity loss whilst maintaining food
production. To rethink conservation in agricultural landscapes, it is crucial to understand …

Soil erosion is a key cause of land degradation in agriculture lands; and it is a worldwide
threat that must be solved by means of nature-based strategies to be able to achieve …

The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but
operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners' …

Our aim was to examine the perceptions of farmers and nonfarmers regarding the
relationships between agriculture and the environment in High Nature Value (HNV) …

An alarming decrease of insects in number and variety calls for measures of protection and
promotion, since insects are crucial for the functioning of ecosystems and provide multiple …