Researchers are urging adaptive ecosystem restoration, which implements key considerations for minimizing the zoonotic disease risk otherwise associated with restorations. A study led by the ...

Natural resource management (NRM) is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to the sustainable utilisation and conservation of natural resources such as land, water, forests and wildlife. It integrates ...

The ability to respond to the challenges posed by climate change depends on the adaptive capacities of social and ecological systems. However, the term adaptive capacity is ill defined, and ...

Prolonged drought, landscape-level bark beetle mortality and catastrophic wildfire have been increasing in frequency, extent and severity over the past few decades, and western forests will be ...

Frameworks of ecological risk assessments. a, Traditional dose–response linear models for conventional approaches. b, Nonlinear response patterns framework for natural ecosystems under multiple ...

Social vulnerabilities of coastal communities and their reliance on blue carbon ecosystem services may be improved by addressing three major factors, according to a new study. Social vulnerabilities ...

This programme advances understanding of the theoretical foundations and real-world impact of civic ecosystems as a concept and set of practical approaches to social innovation. It draws on ideas and ...