Q-methodology is a mixed qualitative-quantitative method used to measure social
perspectives on issues relating to sustainability and environmental governance in a …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a common management tool for preserving marine
biodiversity and halting resource depletion. Despite the number of MPAs rapidly increasing …

Forest governance in Poland is characterised by the dominance of public forest ownership
and hierarchical, top-down policy-making. These governance arrangements, characteristic …

Plastic pollution is a significant threat to the marine environment. The problem has become
subject to increasing scientific scrutiny, media campaigning and growing public awareness …

The modern approach to the management of protected areas (PAs) introduces a holistic
perspective on these areas, in which they are not seen as isolated conservation zones, but …

Restoration of keystone species, such as large herbivores, is crucial in repairing natural
process in ecosystems and responding to the global biodiversity loss. These efforts however …

It is essential to better integrate wilderness representations of different stakeholders into
wilderness conservation. The way in which local residents and other stakeholders frame the …

The Q-method identifies groups of people with similar or diverging perspectives and is
increasingly used for analysing resource conflicts. However, it is uninformative on the …

The idea that agricultural production and environmental conservation are almost
incompatible has divided nature protectionists, advocates for indigenous peoples, and …

Demonstrating economic benefits generated by protected areas is often pointed out as
pivotal for supporting decision-making. We argue in this paper that the concept of ecosystem …