In recent years, as a way to achieve higher agricultural output while reducing the negative
impact of agricultural production on the environment, agricultural sustainable intensification …

As a semi-natural ecosystem, the agroecosystem is both a major provider and a major
beneficiary of ecosystem services (ES). The aim of this paper was to contribute to the …

Natural hazards are diverse and uneven in time and space, therefore, understanding its
complexity is key to save human lives and conserve natural ecosystems. Reducing the …

Forest resources and the flow of ecosystem services they provide play a key role in
supporting national and regional economies, improving people's lives, protecting …

Ensuring that farmers' ex ante preferences are accounted for is crucial for the design of
effective agri‐environmental contracts. We present a systematic review of 127 discrete …

Land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics in tropical forests of sub-Saharan Africa are often
difficult to quantify and predict, despite rapid forest losses and increasing human population …

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) is a market based policy tool that is increasingly
being recommended for effective and sustainable management of watersheds, especially for …

This study presents a meta-analysis of contract attributes for the adoption of
agrienvironmental practices. We use a data set of 290 observations drawn from 79 studies …

The Grassland Ecological Protection Award Policy was implemented to address severe
grassland degradation in China. This policy utilizes grassland subsidies as an incentive to …

Environmental challenges such as soil salinity and desertification have been concerns of
Iran's agricultural sector in recent decades. Payment for ecological characteristics is one of …