Abstract Information and numbers on the use and appreciation of nature are valuable
information for protected area (PA) managers. A promising direction is the utilisation of …

Abstract The Duero River borderland between Spain and Portugal is a region marked by
historic geographic isolation and more recently by economic marginalization. Acknowledged …

Map** the distribution and evaluating the impacts of marine non-indigenous species (NIS)
are two fundamental tasks for management purposes, yet they are often time consuming and …

This paper aims to identify and evaluate the landscape and natural resource (traditional
ecological knowledge) social values of marine and coastal ecosystem services (MCESs) in …

Purpose There is an increasing interest in visiting protected areas in the Algarve (Portugal).
Tourists are interested in contact with nature activities. However, protected areas are quite …

This study aims to analyze the perceptions and driving factors behind villagers' changing
perceptions of landscape values in the context of drastic landscape changes in traditional …

Invasive species are a growing driver of change across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
but spatially-explicit information is seldom available for supporting management actions and …

Abstract The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Biosphere Reserves aim to balance nature and human coexistence, but increasing tourism …

Landscape designations are widely used as a basis for land-use policy and planning
decisions, with these often based on technical expert assessments. However, there is limited …

The paper presents the results of the study on participative map** of landscape values
and conflicts and a subsequent interpretation of the indicated localities from respondents' …