River-floodplain ecosystems (RFEs) provide multiple ecosystem services. However, their
importance may be underestimated because they are not summarized yet. In this paper, we …

Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems, providing a number of goods and services that
are of value to people. The open-access nature and the public-good characteristics of …

Recent record rainfall and flood events have prompted increased attention to flood impacts
on human systems. Information regarding flood effects on food security is of particular …

In the Total Economic Value (TEV) framework, ecosystems may generate output values (the
values generated in the current state of the ecosystem, for example food production, climate …

Natural flood plains are among the most biologically productive and diverse ecosystems on
earth. Globally, riverine flood plains cover> 2× 106 km2, however, they are among the most …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

In order to reconcile landscape conservation with changing demands on land use and
natural resources, it is essential that the ecological, socio-cultural and economic values of …

More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water; half the world's population does
not have adequate sanitation; within a generation over three billion will be suffering from …

The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining
some" minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent …

The World Commission on Dams (WCD) report documented a number of social and
environmental problems observed in dam development projects. The WCD gave particular …