Due to increasing population pressure and urbanization, as well as global climate change
impacts, many coastal river deltas are experiencing increased exposure, vulnerability and …

Environmental and socio-economic developments induce land-use changes with potentially
negative impacts on human well-being. To counteract undesired developments, a profound …

Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are increasingly promoted to support sustainable and
resilient urban planning. However, design and planning urban NBS targeted at the needs of …

Policy-makers are interested in knowing the relative importance and combined effects of
land use and climate change on ecosystem services. However, knowledge of how to identify …

Phytoplankton, the ecological group of microalgae adapted to live in apparent suspension in
water masses, is much more than an ecosystem's engineer. In this opinion paper, we use …

People depend on functioning ecosystems, which provide benefits that support human
existence and wellbeing. The relationship between people and nature has been …

Large-scale mining activities have induced numerous non-negligible eco-geological
environmental issues that seriously threaten regional ecological security. Construction and …

The effective implementation of sustainable forest management depends largely on carrying
out forest operations in a sustainable manner. Climate change, as well as the increasing …

To promote coordinated development of the global economy, society, and environment, The
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations (UN) specifies 17 …

The study of ecosystem services enables the understanding of the services that ecosystems
provide at the landscape level by explaining the relationship between natural capital …