Detecting temporal changes in the extent of High Nature Value farmlands: The case-study of the Entre-Douro-e-Minho Region, Portugal

Published on March 1, 2020
In the European Union, the socio-ecological systems underlying the maintenance of low-intensity farming systems supporting the occurrence of several species and habitats are known as High Nature Value farmlands (HNVf).Detecting trends of change in th...

A matter of scales: Does the management of marine recreational fisheries follow the ecosystem approach to fisheries in Europe?

Published on November 1, 2018
European policy-makers are increasingly aware of the ecological and socioeconomic relevance of marine recreational fisheries (MRF), but there are still gaps in, the information needed to achieve sustainable management. How is the current management o...

These industries have polluted consciences; we are unable to envision change: Sense of place and lock-in mechanisms in Sulcis coal and carbon-intensive region, Italy

Published on May 1, 2024
European coal and carbon-intensive regions (CCIRs) face the intricate challenge of navigating destabilizationreconfiguration pathways, requiring a nuanced understanding of how phase-out intertwines with innovation and lock-in mechanisms. The success ...

Co-creation of socio-ecological systems knowledge to adopt an Ecosystem-based Approach and Land-Sea Interactions in maritime spatial planning

Published on May 1, 2024
The European Union (EU) Directive on maritime spatial planning (MSP) (2014/89/EU) requires EU coastal states to design maritime spatial plans to coordinate maritime actions in a sustainable manner. In Finland, MSP is the joint responsibility of autho...

The role of private landowners for generating cultural ecosystem services in Mediterranean rural landscapes: a case study in Andalusia Spain

Published on February 6, 2025
More than 60% of the European population lives in areas considered rural. In many cases, this rural population has been consolidating cultural landscapes regarded as socio-ecological systems preserving traditional agrarian practices and biocultural d...

Making the best of both worlds: Can high-resolution agricultural administrative data support the assessment of High Nature Value farmlands across Europe?

Published on January 1, 2017
Worldwide, the role of farmlands for biodiversity conservation and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services has been widely acknowledged. In the European Union (EU), societal demands to include environmental conservation concerns within the Common...

Murradambirra Dhangaang make food secure: Aboriginal community and stakeholder perspectives on food insecurity in urban and regional Australia.

Published on January 1, 2022
Background It is widely acknowledged that the invasion by colonial powers of the Australian continent had profound and detrimental impacts on Aboriginal Communities, including food security. Policies of successive governments since European arrival h...

Knowing pest life cycles helps with resistance management

Published on March 9, 2016
Rotating pesticide chemistries is critical to successful pest management, but knowing insect and disease life cycles also plays a big role.

Miticides options for controlling mites in cherry

Published on June 28, 2016
Many options are available for mite control in Michigan cherries.

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Integration of ecological–biological thresholds in conservation decision making

By recognizing the criticality of satisfying basic needs as well as the great uncertainty over the needs and preferences of future generations, we sought to incorporate conservation criteria based on minimal human impact into economic evaluation.

A meta-analysis investigation of the direction of the energy-GDP causal relationship: implications for the growth-degrowth dialogue

Published on February 20, 2014
The present study traces the implications of the Energy-GDP causality dialogue for the context of the growth-degrowth debate, where the energy-development link plays a decisive role

Operationalizing sustainability in urban coastal systems: A system dynamics analysis

Published on November 12, 2013
We propose a system dynamics approach for Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) in urban coastal systems