Wetlands are a critical part of natural environments that offer a wide range of ecosystem
services. In urban areas, wetlands contribute to the livability of cities through improving the …

The coastal zone is a transition zone between land and sea, and has a high biodiversity.
Land use changes in the coastal zone will inevitably have huge impacts on habitat quality …

Background Even though wetlands are essential in enhancing water quality and providing
recreation and entertainment opportunities in urban areas, their values are overlooked by …

Urbanization has negative consequences for the integrity of ecosystems and services they
provide, by reducing their extent and quality in both aquatic and terrestrial environments …

Existing literatures across the world highlighted the causes and rate of wetland loss;
however, so far, no researches tried to analyze how these are guided by the socioeconomic …

Wetlands in the arid zone of northwest China have ecological values such as climate
regulation, water conservation, and biodiversity maintenance. However, in the context of …

A worldwide increase in flooding due to climate change and population growth in exposed
areas is expected, especially in coastal areas; therefore, nature-based solutions (NBS) for …

The effective integration of biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services (ES)
indicators into green infrastructure (GI) planning and conservation constitutes an important …

Present study attempts to delineate wetland in Indic part of mature Ganges delta with the
help of satellite images applying convenient water body extraction indices. It is found that the …

Ecosystem services (ES) assessment has become a widely recognized analytical framework
for addressing human-environment interaction within and across different biomes. In the last …