Ecological restoration is becoming regarded as a major strategy for increasing the provision
of ecosystem services as well as reversing biodiversity losses. Here, we show that …

Marine coastal (or “blue”) ecosystems provide valuable services to humanity and the
environment, but global loss and degradation of blue ecosystems necessitates ecological …

As an important part of the strategy of Western development, the Grain-for-Green Program
(GFGP) was initiated to protect the environment and mitigate disasters. Ecosystem services …

One of the main manifestations of the Grain-for-Green Programme (GFGP) is land use
change, which will affect the trade-off of ecosystem services. Since the implementation of the …

Studies on the ecological conservation behavior of farmers usually focus on individual and
socio-economic characteristics without consideration of the underlying psychological …

Increasingly, the world is becoming socioeconomically and environmentally connected, but
many studies have focused on human-environment interactions within a particular area …

Abstract China's Slo** Land Conversion Program (SLCP) pays millions of farmers to
convert cropland in upper watersheds to tree plantations. It is considered one of the world's …

Protected areas worldwide are facing increasing pressures to co-manage human
development and biodiversity conservation. One strategy for managing multiple uses within …

Conservation investments are increasingly being implemented through payments for
ecosystem services (PES) for the protection and restoration of ecosystem services around …

Cropland abandonment has emerged as a common phenomenon in land use transitions.
Both cropland abandonment and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs can …