In view of a continuing global decrease of forest cover, many authors mention forest
governance as a basic concept contributing to reduced deforestation, specifically in the …

Ecological restoration policies and their implementation are influenced by ecological and
socioeconomic drivers. Top-down approach-based spatial planning, emphasizing …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

It is increasingly acknowledged that land-use and land-cover change has become a key
subject that urgently needs to be addressed in the study of global environmental change. In …

Highlights•The Indonesian Village Fund is an intergovernmental fiscal transfer that could
support restoration and conservation.•We evaluate the implementation of the Green PNPM …

Restoring forest landscapes is critical in the face of continued global forest loss and
degradation. In this article, we explore some challenges underlying the delivery of global …

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

Abstract The Belt and Road Initiative, due to its diverse and extensive infrastructure
investments, poses a wide range of environmental risks. Some projects have easily …