Mineral extraction from the seabed has experienced a recent surge of interest from both the
mining industry and marine scientists. While improved methods of geological investigation …

Since biodiversity is a multifaceted aspect of natural systems, several indices have been
suggested to measure it. In this paper, we examined a number of well-known diversity …

The development of sustainable tourism indicator sets is a popular strategy in current
literature in order to plan and manage the sustainability performance of tourism sites. Such …

This study aims to identify indicators for sustainable wetland tourism. In study 1, the fuzzy
Delphi method was used to determine key dimensions and indicators. In study 2, the relative …

Abstract The Brazilian Amazon forest is tremendously important for its ecosystem services
but attribution of economically measurable values remains scarce. Map** these values is …

Coastal wetlands perform a unique set of physical, chemical, and biological functions, which
provide billions of dollars of ecosystem services annually. These wetlands also face myriad …

Business-biodiversity action is increasingly seen as critical for delivering conservation goals,
but such action needs to be effective. Using detailed semi-structured interviews with leading …

Nature conservation efforts cannot succeed without stakeholder participation. The inherent
complexity of nature-based ecotourism has made the development of sustainable …

Oil spills resulting from maritime accidents pose a poorly understood risk to the Arctic
environment. We propose a novel probabilistic method to quantitatively assess these risks …

Background Arctic biodiversity has long been poorly documented and is now facing rapid
transformations due to ongoing climate change and other impacts, including ship** …