Science embedded in local forest landscape management improves benefit flows to society

JD Langston, RA Riggs, A Kastanya, J Sayer… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
There is a global shift of forest management to local levels to better reconcile local
livelihoods and biodiversity conservation. We argue that achieving such outcomes will …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying five different perspectives on the ecosystem services concept using Q methodology

V Hermelingmeier, KA Nicholas - Ecological Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to recognize and categorize the various ways that ecosystem
services researchers perceive the concept and purpose of ecosystem services (ES). To do …

Stakeholder perspectives on cocoa's living income differential and sustainability trade-offs in Ghana

MA Adams, S Carodenuto - World Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Policy responses to balance the trade-offs between nature conservation and socioeconomic
development have recently come to the fore in Ghana–the world's second largest producer …

Elucidating pathways and discourses linking cocoa cultivation to deforestation, reforestation, and tree cover change in Nicaragua and Peru

L Orozco-Aguilar, A López-Sampson… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cocoa cultivation is labeled as a driver of both deforestation and reforestation, yet the extent
of the phenomena varies at farm and landscape level and as a response to national and …

Acceptable nudge strategies to incentivize the use of wearables and physiolytics at work: A Q-methodology examination

T Mettler, S Stepanovic - Journal of Information Technology, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the pressure on organizations to ensure health and
safety in the workplace. An increasing number of organizations are considering wearables …

Discourses mapped by Q-method show governance constraints motivate landscape approaches in Indonesia

JD Langston, R McIntyre, K Falconer, T Sunderland… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Interpreting discourses among implementers of what is termed a “landscape approach”
enables us to learn from their experience to improve conservation and development …

Discourses on the performance gap of agriculture in a green economy: a Q-methodology study in Indonesia

S Amaruzaman, B Leimona… - … Journal of Biodiversity …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Gaps exist between aspirations of 'green agriculture', which protects biodiversity and
ecosystem services, and the reality on the ground. Using Q-methodology, we explored …

Circular economy in aquaculture: the perspectives of aspiring future operators

M Masi, P La Sala, B Coluccia, F Adinolfi… - British Food …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates the views of Italian aquaculture production science
students, in their role of future operators, on the application of circular economy strategies …

Is forest related decision-making in European treeline areas socially innovative? A Q-methodology enquiry into the perspectives of international experts

M Nijnik, A Nijnik, S Sarkki, J Muñoz-Rojas… - Forest Policy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Treeline areas provide a range of ecosystem services, but there are diverging views as to
how and for whose benefit, these ecosystem services are managed. Applying a Q-method …

[HTML][HTML] Community-funded behavioural change initiatives: Water quality in Ireland

OW Osawe, G Grilli, J Curtis - Environmental Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitigating the deterioration in water quality is contingent on changing human behaviours.
Community-based behavioural change initiatives are one approach to changing people's …