Mainstreaming ecosystem services into policy and decision making is dependent on the
availability of spatially explicit information on the state and trends of ecosystems and their …

The global decline in estuarine and coastal ecosystems (ECEs) is affecting a number of
critical benefits, or ecosystem services. We review the main ecological services across a …

Background Research on ecosystem services has grown exponentially during the last
decade. Most of the studies have focused on assessing and map** terrestrial ecosystem …

The evaluation of landscape services essentially deals with the complex and dynamic
relationships between humans and their environment. When it comes to landscape …

We present the results of a review of the empirical evidence and of the state of knowledge
regarding the mechanisms linking ecosystem services and poverty alleviation. The review …

Although highly recognized as needed, studies linking gender and coastal/marine
management are scarce. This research illustrates the importance of gender analysis in …

Assessments of ecosystem services (ES) are vital for Africa's sustainability. ES supply and
demand take place in distinctive patterns in Africa due to the continent's characteristic spatial …

The ecosystem services concept provides both an analytical and communicative tool to
identify and quantify the link between human welfare and the environment, and thus to …

The study explored the implications of environmental sanitation for three coastal livelihood
activities, namely fishing, tourism and salt production. Qualitative data were collected from …

The deterioration of alpine grassland has great impact on ecosystem services in the alpine
region of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. However, the effect of grassland degradation on …