The lack of progress in reversing the declining global trend in biodiversity is partly due to a
mismatch between how living nature is conceived and valued by the conservation …

With the increasing attention and awareness of the ecological environment, ecotourism is
becoming ever more popular, but it still brings problems and challenges to the sustainable …

Highlights•Nature and its contributions to people's quality of life are associated with a wide
diversity of values.•IPBES embraces this diversity of values, as well as the need to integrate …

Recent IPCC assessments highlight a key role for large‐scale carbon removal in meeting
the objectives of the Paris Agreement. This focus on removal, also referred to as negative …

We adopt a theory-based approach to synthesize research on the effectiveness of payments
for environmental services in achieving environmental objectives and socio-economic co …

We develop a theory of change for payments for environmental services (PES) to review
their imminent strengths and weaknesses in light of a growing body of impact evaluation …

Abstract Payments for Environmental Services (PES) constitute an innovative economic
intervention to counteract the global loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. In theory …

In a world where natural capital is often unpriced or undervalued, thus making resource
exploitation very lucrative, environmentally degrading activities will continue to dominate the …

Spatial planning has to deal with trade-offs between various stakeholders' wishes and
needs as part of planning and management of landscapes, natural resources and/or …

This article revisits the payments for environmental services (PES) concept and reviews
existing PES definitions. Based on Weberian philosophy of science, it is argued that an ideal …