Human-elephant conflict is a major conservation concern in elephant range countries. A
variety of management strategies have been developed and are practiced at different scales …

Adaptive Management (AM) is widely considered to be the best available approach for
managing biological systems in the presence of uncertainty. But AM has arguably only rarely …

Forest-driven water and energy cycles are poorly integrated into regional, national,
continental and global decision-making on climate change adaptation, mitigation, land use …

Ecosystem service assessments have increasingly been used to support environmental
management policies, mainly based on biophysical and economic indicators. However, few …

Ecosystem services studies currently lack information regarding stakeholders' socio-cultural
values. This information is highly relevant to human well-being, which is the motivation of …

Coastal ecosystems support the livelihoods and wellbeing of millions of people worldwide.
However, the marine and terrestrial ecosystem services that coastal ecosystems provide are …

Understanding the historical biogeography of this global biodiversity hotspot is as important
to long-term conservation goals as ecology and evolution are to understanding current …

Vegetation modifies land-surface properties, mediating the exchange of energy, moisture,
trace gases, and aerosols between the land and the atmosphere. These exchanges …

Managers and researchers agree on the importance of understanding the nature of humans'
attachment to place in order to reduce environmental impacts in protected areas. Attachment …

There is a growing demand for incorporating social preferences in ecosystem service
assessments. To establish sustainable rural landscape management with alternative …