🐦 Are young people losing knowledge as birds disappear? Evidence from Germany links declining bird populations to reduced species identification skills, especially for farmland birds. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #BirdConservation #BiodiversityEducation #ExtinctionOfExperience (SP)

🌊 How do coastal ecosystems support well-being? A PPGIS study from Latvia and Estonia shows how coastal diversity shapes recreation and delivers key mental and physical health benefits: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CulturalEcosystemServices #CoastalWellBeing #ParticipatoryGIS (SP)

🛢️ How does oil expansion affect values of nature? Research from fishing communities in Tabasco, Mexico shows how extractive industries reshape livelihoods, stewardship, and cultural relationships with marine ecosystems: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (SP)

🌊 How do people perceive ecosystem services in changing coastal landscapes? A study from the Bay of Fundy shows that locals attribute similar benefits to dykes, dykelands, and tidal wetlands, challenging common ES assumptions: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (SP)

Reciprocity (the mutal care between humans & ecosystems) is a core value of a nature-positive society. Here, we disentangle the multiple dimensions of reciprocity between farmers in Myanmar & farm trees. @khant-htet.bsky.social @laurakmoch.bsky.social @esandpeople.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2639...

Forest access delays food insecurity. New study: Households with access to >4 forest products faced later seasonal food insecurity. Supports rights-based forest governance to secure ecosystem service benefits. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #FoodSecurity #ForestRights #EcosystemServices

📚🚨Early bird discounts - 15% off Nature-based Solutions Foundation Course! Interested in #naturebasedsolutions, and how they can be applied in your context? ➡️ Apply here: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based... Limited early bird places available (first come, first served)

💧 Why does ecosystem-based adaptation fail in practice? A case study highlights how governance gaps, power dynamics, and limited community participation constrain EbA for wetland conservation and climate resilience: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #wetlands #ecosystembasedadaptation

Marine Animal Forests (MAFs) are vital ecosystems at risk. New paper proposes linking MAF restoration with biodiversity-carbon credits to boost conservation & align with global targets. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #MarineConservation #BiodiversityCredits #MAFs

Treescape expansion in UK uplands needs to reflect local values & context. Stakeholders prefer on-farm, nature-based planting — but current policies may limit ambition. Participation is key for alignment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Treescapes #LandUseChange #UKPolicy

What if restoration centered relationships? New study blends science & local knowledge in Montana’s Grant Creek to show how relational restoration supports ecology, justice & collaboration: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #RelationalRestoration #EcologicalRecovery #JusticeInRestoration

A global review of 414 studies across 96 countries highlights wetlands and birds as key biocultural socio-ecosystems linking IP&LC knowledge, conservation, and environmental justice. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #BioculturalConservation #Wetlands #IndigenousKnowledge #EnvironmentalJustice

A powerful account of Dharug relational responsibilities to Ngurra through guwiyang (cultural fire), collective practice, and lived relationality on Dharug Country. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #IndigenousRelationality #CulturalFire #DharugNgurra #Sustainability #EcosystemsAndPeople

🌲 How do people perceive forest restoration? A comparative study from Sweden and Spain shows that age, access, and perceptions of biodiversity and risk strongly shape public support. Survey based evidence highlights the need for context-sensitive engagement: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🌲 How do people perceive forest restoration? A comparative study from Sweden and Spain shows that age, access, and perceptions of biodiversity and risk strongly shape public support. Survey based evidence highlights the need for context-sensitive engagement: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A powerful account of Dharug relational responsibilities to Ngurra through guwiyang (cultural fire), collective practice, and lived relationality on Dharug Country. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #IndigenousRelationality #CulturalFire #DharugNgurra #Sustainability #EcosystemsAndPeople

A global review of 414 studies across 96 countries highlights wetlands and birds as key biocultural socio-ecosystems linking IP&LC knowledge, conservation, and environmental justice. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #BioculturalConservation #Wetlands #IndigenousKnowledge #EnvironmentalJustice

What if restoration centered relationships? New study blends science & local knowledge in Montana’s Grant Creek to show how relational restoration supports ecology, justice & collaboration: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #RelationalRestoration #EcologicalRecovery #JusticeInRestoration

🌊 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 - 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹🏖️ Our latest #openaccess paper in Ecological Indicators, led by Haye Geukes (Leiden Uni) Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Treescape expansion in UK uplands needs to reflect local values & context. Stakeholders prefer on-farm, nature-based planting — but current policies may limit ambition. Participation is key for alignment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Treescapes #LandUseChange #UKPolicy

Forest access delays food insecurity. New study: Households with access to >4 forest products faced later seasonal food insecurity. Supports rights-based forest governance to secure ecosystem service benefits. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #FoodSecurity #ForestRights #EcosystemServices

Marine Animal Forests (MAFs) are vital ecosystems at risk. New paper proposes linking MAF restoration with biodiversity-carbon credits to boost conservation & align with global targets. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #MarineConservation #BiodiversityCredits #MAFs

Forest access delays food insecurity. New study: Households with access to >4 forest products faced later seasonal food insecurity. Supports rights-based forest governance to secure ecosystem service benefits. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #FoodSecurity #ForestRights #EcosystemServices

Can cultural messaging shift behavior? New study: ES messages on cyanobacteria blooms didn’t shift behavior overall, but lakefront residents responded more to individual cultural framings. Place attachment matters. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #BehaviorChange #EcosystemServices

What if ag futures were more relational, ethical & imaginative? Using carbon farming & CLA, this paper critiques EU eco-managerial norms and calls for deeper transformation in agricultural policy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #FuturesThinking #CarbonFarming #Sustainability

Rethinking nature in the Anthropocene. From ownership to reciprocity — this paper explores relational values, nature’s rights & “methodological animism” as a path to more just human–nature relations: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #RightsOfNature #RelationalValues #Sustainability

Transformations aren’t linear or fixed. A process-relational view sees them as open, emergent & relational. Rethinking causation is key to unlocking more radical sustainability theories of change: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SustainabilityTransformations #RelationalThinking (SP)

Which behaviours help birds most — and can be changed? Activist behaviours (e.g. donating, spreading enthusiasm) rank highest in impact & changeability. A new framework for targeted conservation planning: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #BirdConservation #BehaviourChange

Social assessment of ecosystem service (ES) reveals mismatches between expert & public views in Idaho’s #Portneuf Watershed. Comparing ES priorities, change, & land use perceptions can improve local management. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #EcosystemServices #SocialAssessment (SP)

How WEIRD is your #sustainability thinking? This article explores how Western psychological #norms shape global sustainability efforts - often at the expense of more #relational worldviews from non-WEIRD cultures. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tree species' cultural value often mirrors ecological presence, but not always. Apple & ash trees are culturally vital despite low abundance, linked to rich ecosystem services & care practices. Insights for biocultural conservation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CulturalEcosystemServices (SP)

New research from Italy’s alpine protected areas: Visitors highly value aesthetic and biodiversity-related ecosystem services and awareness of the concept itself boosts appreciation: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #EcosystemServices #Conservation (SP)

🆕 A. J. Rescia et al. explore how Andalusian #landowners support #culturalecosystemservices like regional #identity & hunting. 🔎 4 landowner types 💬 Key needs: public support, flexible CES policies 📄 doi.org/10.1080/2639... #SocioEcological #BioculturalLandscapes

How WEIRD is your #sustainability thinking? This article explores how Western psychological #norms shape global sustainability efforts - often at the expense of more #relational worldviews from non-WEIRD cultures. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tho' #scenario building can help integrate research information into #decision-making, its promise has not been realized. Borja et al. underline a need for increased capacity by scientists in building scenarios that include context specific knowledge @esandpeople.bsky.social‬ doi.org/10.1080/2639...

Exploring wood-pastures as biocultural systems in Transylvania reveals how traditional management sustains biodiversity and cultural heritage. 🌳👩‍🌾 Key findings: maintaining these practices is crucial for conservation and understanding human-nature connections: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (SP)

A recent study shows that emphasizing #relationalvalue losses can boost disaster management funding in #Bangladesh. Traditional monetary methods don’t fully capture these values—budget allocation preferences are more effective for adaptation policies: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🌿 A new study highlights how #transformativechange for nature begins with our inner world. By exploring the values, worldviews, and personal transformations of #conservationists, the research reveals how inner dimensions shape commitments to sustainability: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (SP)

A new article in our journal advances #transdisciplinary research on #social-ecological system #transformations in the Global South, laying conceptual foundations and synthesizing insights from a workshop and summer school series: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (SP)

New study explores seed exchange networks to boost agricultural resilience 🌱. By applying relational thinking and key network metrics, once can better understand and improve agrobiodiversity: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Agroecology #Resilience #SeedExchange (SP)

Happy to share new #openaccess research on ‘How do Nature-based Solutions contribute to biodiversity in cities?’, led by Meng Li. Published it in Ecological Indicators, please have a look here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... LinkedIn thread: www.linkedin.com/posts/avanou...

Local participation is key to sustainable resource governance. The Tsitsa Project in South Africa shows how investing in people, building confidence, and skilled facilitation drive transformative change in rural communities: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (SP)

A new study shows how tropical marine habitats like reefs and mangroves support ecosystem services, offering insights to better connect science, policy, and management. 🔗 Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #MarineScience #EcosystemServices #GreatBarrierReef (SP)

New study on natural flood management (NFM) shows that balancing aesthetic preferences and flood risk reduction helps align upstream and downstream communities. Inclusive dialogue supports scaling out NFM: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #FloodManagement #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateAction (SP)

New study shows that local stakeholders in Swiss nature parks embrace a relational view of nature, seeing themselves as part of active processes. This shift could guide a broader relational turn in environmental policy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🌍 #RelationalThinking #Sustainability (SP)

A new article collection, entitled 'A Relational Turn in Sustainability for Radical Social-Ecological Transformations', out now in @esandpeople.bsky.social . Editors Paula Novo, Seb O'Connor, Simon West, Barbara Muraca and Dominic Lenzi. Link to collection 📖: www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbs...

Please welcome Kirsten Maclean (CSIRO / Australian National University) and Zsolt Molnár (HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research) to the Editorial Board of Ecosystems and People! Learn more about their expertise, and that of the rest of our journal's EB here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbs...

Please welcome Kirsten Maclean (CSIRO / Australian National University) and Zsolt Molnár (HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research) to the Editorial Board of Ecosystems and People! Learn more about their expertise, and that of the rest of our journal's EB here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbs...

so cool to see our 2024 publication in the account of @esandpeople.bsky.social ! using a participatory approach, we developed a qualitative model and future scenarios for nature’s contributions to people at the periurban region of Campinas, a metropolis in Brazil!

New study highlights how stakeholders in Portugal's UNESCO Biosphere Reserves value Nature's Contributions to People. Findings suggest PPGIS can enhance co-management and support sustainable practices: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🌍🌱 #BiosphereReserves #Sustainability #Conservation (SP)