[HTML][HTML] Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystem services, sustainable development goals, and need to focus on circular economy and policy interventions
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …
[HTML][HTML] Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …
[HTML][HTML] The value of ecosystem services in global marine kelp forests
While marine kelp forests have provided valuable ecosystem services for millennia, the
global ecological and economic value of those services is largely unresolved. Kelp forests …
global ecological and economic value of those services is largely unresolved. Kelp forests …
Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change
BACKGROUND Human actions have long been known to drive declines in nature, and there
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
[HTML][HTML] Nexus between nature-based solutions, ecosystem services and urban challenges
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are increasingly promoted to support sustainable and
resilient urban planning. However, design and planning urban NBS targeted at the needs of …
resilient urban planning. However, design and planning urban NBS targeted at the needs of …
Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective
A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the value of nature experience for mental
health. With rapid urbanization and declines in human contact with nature globally, crucial …
health. With rapid urbanization and declines in human contact with nature globally, crucial …
[HTML][HTML] Nature-dependent people: Mapping human direct use of nature for basic needs across the tropics
Understanding where people depend the most on natural resources for their basic human
needs is crucial for planning conservation and development interventions. For some people …
needs is crucial for planning conservation and development interventions. For some people …
A relational turn for sustainability science? Relational thinking, leverage points and transformations
In sustainability science, revising the paradigms that separate humans from nature is
considered a powerful 'leverage point'in pursuit of transformations. The coupled social …
considered a powerful 'leverage point'in pursuit of transformations. The coupled social …
Investing in nature can improve equity and economic returns
Sustainable development requires jointly achieving economic development to raise
standards of living and environmental sustainability to secure these gains for the long run …
standards of living and environmental sustainability to secure these gains for the long run …
An ecosystem service perspective on urban nature, physical activity, and health
Nature underpins human well-being in critical ways, especially in health. Nature provides
pollination of nutritious crops, purification of drinking water, protection from floods, and …
pollination of nutritious crops, purification of drinking water, protection from floods, and …