Nowadays, a variety of methodologies are available to assess local, regional and global
impacts of human activities on ecosystems, which include Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) …

To safeguard the sustainable use of ecosystems and their services, early detection of
potentially damaging changes in functional capabilities is needed. To support a proper …

Rapid urbanization and industrialization in the coastal zone have caused increasingly
serious impacts on coastal ecosystems. It is necessary to assess the ecological risk caused …

The concept of ecosystem services has gained traction as a means of linking societal
benefits to the underlying ecology and functioning of ecosystems, and is now frequently …

Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems has been increasing as a result of human perturbations
that compromise the ability to provide multiple ecosystem services. Vulnerability is a function …

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are the non-material benefits obtained from ecosystems
that contribute to human well-being. They are often under-represented in ecosystem …

Mangroves are located at the land-sea interface and are therefore confronted with human
settlement in the coastal areas and associated pressures and uses. This unique habitat …

Although the concept of ecosystem services has been in use for many decades, its
application for policy support is limited, particularly with respect to marine ecosystems. Gaps …

Effective conservation management combines information obtained from formal scientific
research with traditional knowledge derived from communities living within the ecosystem, in …

The capacity of ecosystems to supply ecosystem services is decreasing. Sustaining this
supply requires an understanding of the links between the impacts of pressures introduced …