Highlights•We describe the IPBES Conceptual Framework.•It is a simplified model of
interactions between nature and people most relevant to IPBES's focus on sustainability.•It …

Highlights•Knowledge about ecosystem service production and distribution can foster
sustainability.•Ecosystem service governance best practices can improve ecosystem …

The central challenge of the 21st century is to develop economic, social, and governance
systems capable of ending poverty and achieving sustainable levels of population and …

While the concept of the Anthropocene reflects the past and present nature, scale and
magnitude of human impacts on the Earth System, its true significance lies in how it can be …

Since it was first proposed in 2000, the concept of the Anthropocene has evolved in breadth
and diversely. The concept encapsulates the new and unprecedented planetary-scale …

Research on ecosystem services has become a dominant field within environmental
management, framing the way in which human–nature relationships are understood and …

In a world increasingly thought of as overpopulated, sparsely populated spaces remain a
dominant feature:~ 57% of Asia,~ 81% of North America, and~ 94% of Australia have …

The governance of ecosystem services (ES) has been predominantly thought of in terms of
market or state-based instruments. Comparatively, collective action mechanisms have rarely …

Highlights•Agro-ecosystem service-based management requires a specific social–
ecological framework.•An explicit, symmetric representation of ecological and social systems …

Governance arrangements directly influence decision making processes and the degree to
which different stakeholder groups are engaged in planning, implementing, and receiving …