“Nature based solutions” are innovative solutions, which are inspired from nature, and
applied to contemporary societal problems such as climate change, overtourism, poverty …

Landscape metrics are widely used to investigate the spatial structure of landscapes.
Numerous metrics are currently available, yet only little empirical research has …

The ongoing refugee crisis in Europe has seen many countries rush to construct border
security fencing to divert or control the flow of people. This follows a trend of border fence …

Several major environmental issues like biodiversity loss and climate change currently
concern the international community. These topics that are related to the development of …

Conservation research has a poor record of translating science into action. Previous surveys
have investigated the lack of information exchange between researchers and practitioners …

Protected areas provide important ecosystem services globally but few studies have
examined how cultural differences influence the distribution of cultural ecosystem values …

Public attention and interest in the fate of endangered species is a crucial prerequisite for
effective conservation programs. Societal awareness and values will largely determine …

Landscape metrics are commonly used indicators of ecological pattern and processes in
ecological modelling. Numerous landscape metrics are available, making the selection of …

• Describes the history of global environmental politics as a discipline and explains the
various theories and perspectives used by scholars and students to understand it.• …

Several recent impact studies reveal that in some localities industrial wind farms are
associated with high numbers of bat fatalities. In Europe, most published studies have been …