Over the past decade, efforts to value and protect ecosystem services have been promoted
by many as the last, best hope for making conservation mainstream–attractive and …

This paper reviews recent achievements in sustainability science and discusses the
research core and framework of sustainability science. We analyze and organize papers …

Understanding spatial distributions, synergies, and tradeoffs of multiple ecosystem services
(benefits people derive from ecosystems) remains challenging. We analyzed the supply of …

Due to human population growth and migration, there will be nearly 2 billion new urban
residents by 2030, yet the consequences of both current and future urbanization for …

Work at the interface of ecology and economics has inspired a major transformation in the
way people think about the environment. Increasingly, ecosystems are seen as capital …

Dzud is the Mongolian term for a severe winter weather disaster. With global change dzud
may increase in frequency and intensity, placing livestock and livelihoods at risk. We …

This paper takes a critical look at the literature on green national accounts. The problem
studied is to find a linear index of economic variables that responds to perturbations in the …

How can environmental degradation be stopped? How can it be reversed? And how can the
damage already done be repaired? The authors of this volume argue that a two-pronged …

Carbon farming in agricultural landscapes may provide a cost-effective mechanism for
offsetting carbon emissions while delivering co-benefits for biodiversity through ecosystem …

Abstract Payments for Environmental Services (PES) can encourage projects that enhance
restoration, production, and rural development. When projects promote differentiated …