Mangrove forests, which are well known for coastal protection and carbon sequestration, are
a very productive ecosystem found in estuarine and coastal areas in tropical and subtropical …

Rural development policy creation should consider recent significant changes in emerging
sectors such as rural tourism. This study conducts a choice experiment (CE) in six Chinese …

A mobile-bed sandbar-lagoon model was employed in a series of flume experiments to
investigate the influence of vegetation with different densities over the sandbar on wave …

This study assesses how and in what circumstances tourists' perceived value of nature-
based tourism (NBT) attributes differ among various types of national parks. A novel discrete …

The purpose of this research is to investigate how citizens understand and cope with issues
related to the management and utility of biodiversity. Simultaneously it explores the motives …

Marinas have a major ecological footprint, not only because of the pollution they generate
but also because of the introduction and spread of non-indigenous species (NIS). This …

The nature-based tourism sector has experienced significant growth and is often promoted
as a mechanism for conservation. The geographical boundaries of national parks are often …

The sandbar-lagoon coast, one of the most productive and valuable ecosystems, has been
strongly exposed to severe degradation. Excessive erosions aggravate the fragility of …

Affected by human activities and climate changes, the ecological environment of sandbar-
lagoon coast deteriorates, and the ecological restoration is paid more and more attention by …

The integration of ES into global policies represents a significant step towards harmonising
sustainability and growth and unifying dialogues on biodiversity and sustainable …