Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are increasingly addressed in research, but conceptual
and methodological issues still limit their integration into management and decision-making …

The Gullah Geechee community of the south-eastern United States endures today as a
minority group with a significant cultural heritage. However, little research has been …

Research on cultural heritage and disasters often focuses on the vulnerability of heritage
and ways to disaster-proof it against geophysical, societal, and environmental hazards …

Previous studies have demonstrated the role of nature connectedness in promoting human
well-being. However, recent studies put emphasis on understanding the underlying …

Coastal social-ecological systems (SES) are essential for the wellbeing of coastal
communities and the wider society. However, in many parts of the world coastal SES face …

This paper presents the key contributions of marine cultural heritage to the survival of
coastal ecosystems and the communities that rely on them in East Africa. Marine cultural …

Ongoing rapid urbanization and socio-environmental changes are posing challenges to
proper urban management. Cultural ecosystem services (CES) offered by urban green …

The objective of this paper is to seek an eco-friendly development path for traditional
industries in protected areas. We propose a conceptual framework that is built on the …

Human impacts on the marine environment threaten the wellbeing of hundreds of millions of
people. Marine environments are a common-pool resource (CPR) and one of their major …

Global climate change has become the most significant challenge of modern times,
confronting the lives and security of vulnerable societies around the world. The anticipated …