Protected areas (PAs) are globally important environmental management tools against the
effects of human activities, as they support the conservation of marine biodiversity, habitats …

This review paper is aimed at providing decision makers and researchers with information
on applying ecosystem service valuation (ESV) to better manage land use trade-offs …

Understanding the trend of vegetation change and its reaction to climate variation is
important for revealing the mechanism of ecosystem behavior. However, current research …

As a type of peri-urban green space with natural environments and countryside features,
country parks provide numerous ecosystem services (ES) for human beings. In China, the …

Implementation of ecological restoration projects in the Chinese Loess Plateau has
improved the ecological environment significantly, and altered the structure of rural land use …

Understanding how local communities perceive and depend on mangrove ecosystem
services (MES) is important for translating and incorporating their benefits, priorities, and …

How has the global network of protected areas developed—and which decisions have
guided this development? Answering these questions may give insight into what might be …

As a complementary and symbiotic agro-ecological cycle system, a nature-based integrated
rice–fish–duck farming ecosystem was developed in the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces. The …

Management tools based on ecosystem services for protected areas have garnered
widespread attention. However, since existing policies tend to focus more on the protection …

Rural communities are taking active roles in conservation. However, the basic modes and
content of community participatory approach are seldom summarised or reflected on in …