The study of land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) and their impact on ecosystem services (ESs) is vital for Nepal, where the majority of people are dependent on agriculture …
S Thapa, L Wang, A Koirala, S Shrestha, S Bhattarai… - Wetlands, 2020 - Springer
Determining the economic value of wetlands is essential while creating sustainable wetland development plans and market-based ecological protection strategies. This paper studies …
The peri-urban landscape is a highly dynamic area between the urban zone and the rural belt. The heterogeneous natural landscape around the cities provides several ecosystem …
Although wetlands are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the world, they are under threat due to human activities and agricultural developments. The economic …
Wetland valuation is a policy tool available to environmental planners and policy-makers to justify the general costs of wetland preservation activities. Because there is no integrated …
Biological invasions have significant impacts on ecosystems, the services provided by ecosystems, and associated economies. In wetlands, invasion by alien plants can impact the …
Forest-based ecosystem services (ES) play a vital role in improving people's livelihoods, the environment, and the economy. Prior studies have focused on technical aspects of …
SJ Kakuba, JM Kanyamurwa - Environmental challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
Wetlands are globally recognized as ecosystems that provide livelihood opportunities in aptly structured management contexts. Many wetlands, particularly those in urban Uganda …
We aimed to assess the long-term (1973–2014) and short-term (pre-and post-monsoon) quantities, values and changes of freshwater ecosystem services (FES) in the wetland areas …