There have been five Mass Extinction events in the history of Earth's biodiversity, all caused
by dramatic but natural phenomena. It has been claimed that the Sixth Mass Extinction may …

Despite substantial increases in the scope and magnitude of biodiversity conservation and
ecological restoration, there remains ongoing degradation of natural resources that …

The magnitude and pace of global change demand rapid assessment of nature and its
contributions to people. We present a fine-scale global modeling of current status and future …

Drawing on seminal work by the late Donella Meadows, we propose a leverage points
perspective as a hitherto under‐recognized heuristic and practical tool for sustainability …

Abstract The Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) approach, developed as theoretical
backdrop for the assessments of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on …

People depend on functioning ecosystems, which provide benefits that support human
existence and wellbeing. The relationship between people and nature has been …

The continuing losses of biodiversity around the world remain problematic for nature
conservation. A fundamental issue that has triggered debates in nature conservation is the …

Abstract The Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services (IPBES) aims to bridge between science and policy by assessing and synthesizing …

Conservation research and practice are increasingly engaging with people and drawing on
social sciences to improve environmental governance. In doing so, conservation engages …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …