Review
Fisheries
Darien D. Mizuta, Halley E. Froehlich, Jono R. Wilson
Summary: Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry, with a diversity of approaches being explored. Clear definitions of terms and related activities can minimize confusion and improve opportunities for crafting policy guidelines and enhancing stakeholder understanding and practice of aquaculture activities.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlos A. Guerra, Miguel Berdugo, David J. Eldridge, Nico Eisenhauer, Brajesh K. Singh, Haiying Cui, Sebastian Abades, Fernando D. Alfaro, Adebola R. Bamigboye, Felipe Bastida, Jose L. Blanco-Pastor, Asuncion de los Rios, Jorge Duran, Tine Grebenc, Javier G. Illan, Yu-Rong Liu, Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Steven Mamet, Marco A. Molina-Montenegro, Jose L. Moreno, Arpan Mukherjee, Tina U. Nahberger, Gabriel F. Penaloza-Bojaca, Cesar Plaza, Sergio Pico, Jay Prakash Verma, Ana Rey, Alexandra Rodriguez, Leho Tedersoo, Alberto L. Teixido, Cristian Torres-Diaz, Pankaj Trivedi, Juntao Wang, Ling Wang, Jianyong Wang, Eli Zaady, Xiaobing Zhou, Xin-Quan Zhou, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: Soils are fundamental for terrestrial ecosystems, but a global assessment of hotspots for soil nature conservation is still lacking, hindering the establishment of conservation priorities. A global field survey identified different ecological dimensions of soils in various regions of the planet, emphasizing the importance of accounting for the multidimensionality of soil for future conservation efforts.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Louise M. J. O'Connor, Laura J. Pollock, Julien Renaud, Willem Verhagen, Peter H. Verburg, Sandra Lavorel, Luigi Maiorano, Wilfried Thuiller
Summary: The study highlights the importance of considering different values of nature together in conservation planning. While priorities for biodiversity better represent nature's contributions to people, different priorities rarely coincide, except in certain irreplaceable ecosystems. Theoretically, protecting an extra 5% of land has the potential to double conservation gains for biodiversity while also maintaining some essential nature's contributions to people, leading to co-benefits for both nature and people.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Martina Viti, Roland Lowe, Hjalte J. D. Sorup, Marzenna Rasmussen, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Ursula S. McKnight
Summary: The valuation of non-tangible benefits of nature-based solutions still lacks a common framework and there are missed opportunities for integrated assessment of non-market human and nature benefits. The existing research seems to be based on a case-by-case approach and lacks a shared holistic method, potentially delaying the adoption of nature-based solutions.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Urban Studies
Cecily Maller
Summary: This paper discusses the need for different ways of thinking to address urban challenges and proposes nature-based solutions (NBS) to remake cities. By adopting a more-than-human perspective and using relational concepts, NBS can move beyond anthropocentrism and lead to more inclusive urban ecosystems.
Article
Economics
Artti Juutinen, Mikko Kurttila, Tahti Pohjanmies, Anne Tolvanen, Katharina Kuhlmey, Mitja Skudnik, Matevz Triplat, Kerstin Westin, Raisa Makipaa
Summary: The majority of Finnish forest owners are willing to participate in contract-based payment schemes, especially those who support biodiversity and non-market ecosystem services. When considering the choice of contract-based management strategies, forest owners prefer the Nature Oriented approach. Forest owners' preferences for the contract-based management and associated effects vary.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Milad Dehghani Pour, Ali Akbar Barati, Hossein Azadi, Juergen Scheffran, Mehdi Shirkhani
Summary: Forest ecosystem services (FES) are valued differently by different occupational groups. A study around the Hara Biosphere Reserve in the Persian Gulf shows that perceptions of FES are influenced by factors such as economic dependence, age, education, proximity to the reserve, and attendance at environmental workshops. The study suggests the need for socio-cultural valuations of FES, education initiatives to highlight the importance of ecosystem functions, and making cultural services more accessible and profitable.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hua Zheng, Tong Wu, Zhiyun Ouyang, Stephen Polasky, Mary Ruckelshaus, Lijuan Wang, Yi Xiao, Xiaolong Gao, Cong Li, Gretchen C. Daily
Summary: The large-scale loss of ecosystem assets around the world emphasizes the urgent need for better metrics of ecological performance and their integration into decision-making. Gross ecosystem product (GEP) measures the value of ecosystem-related goods and services and has been implemented in China through innovative policies.
Article
Ecology
Ruben Vezzoni, Frans Sijtsma, Hilkka Vihinen
Summary: This paper introduces the Environmental Policy Mixes (EPMs) framework, which can better accommodate a diversity of institutional arrangements, contextual power dynamics, and a multiplicity of environmental targets. The authors developed this framework through a survey of 146 environmental policy instruments and interviews with experts in the field. They also provide two illustrative examples of how to apply the framework. The EPM framework can facilitate policy discussions and guide decision-makers in tackling the environmental policy challenges of the 2020s and beyond.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
David O. Obura, Fabrice DeClerck, Peter H. Verburg, Joyeeta Gupta, Jesse F. Abrams, Xuemei Bai, Stuart Bunn, Kristie L. Ebi, Lauren Gifford, Chris Gordon, Lisa Jacobson, Timothy M. Lenton, Diana Liverman, Awaz Mohamed, Klaudia Prodani, Juan Carlos Rocha, Johan Rockstroem, Boris Sakschewski, Ben Stewart-Koster, Detlef van Vuuren, Ricarda Winkelmann, Caroline Zimm
Summary: Despite increasing investment in conservation, biodiversity decline has not been reversed, and there is a risk of repeating this outcome in the next three decades due to neglect of drivers of decline, unrealistic expectations of biodiversity recovery, and insufficient attention to justice. To address these failings, our Earth system justice approach suggests six sets of actions, including reducing drivers of decline, halting biodiversity loss, restoring biodiversity, improving wellbeing, eliminating over-consumption, and respecting the rights and responsibilities of all communities. Urgent upscaling of these actions is needed to deliver the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joey R. Bernhardt, Mary I. O'Connor
Summary: This study examines the impact of biodiversity on the nutritional value of seafood diets and human health. It reveals that species with different ecological traits in seafood have distinct micronutrient profiles, but increasing species richness does not necessarily increase protein content and may lead to higher concentrations of toxic metal contaminants. By drawing on biodiversity-ecosystem functioning theory, the study demonstrates the importance of biodiversity in enhancing nutritional benefits derived from seafood and consolidating sustainability goals for biodiversity and human well-being.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jesper Solver Schou, Jesper Bladt, Rasmus Ejrnaes, Maria Nygard Thomsen, Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel, Camilla Flojgaard
Summary: The study analyzes the feasibility of establishing four large nature reserves for rewilding in Denmark, with two areas being able to establish large nature areas without incurring extra costs. Rewilding further reduces costs compared to year-round cattle grazing, with two opposing effects being dominant: increased economic rent from the shift to year-round grazing or rewilding, while cessation of agriculture and forestry caused opportunity costs.
Article
Ecology
Amir Lebdioui
Summary: This paper investigates the relevance of biomimicry in sustainable development strategies in biodiverse developing countries and highlights the unclear driving factors of nature-inspired innovation. It also points out the domination of industrialized economies in the biomimicry innovation landscape and the lack of policy support for developing countries, resulting in coordination failures and biodiversity exploitation.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael J. Evans, Kathryn Kay, Chelsea Proctor, Christian J. Thomas, Jacob W. Malcom
Summary: This study utilized public datasets to analyze the impact of mountaintop removal coal mining on water quality and federally protected species across several states. The results showed that mining activities led to elevated levels of heavy metals in water, negatively affecting the survival and recovery of species.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Carlos Carroll, Reed F. Noss, Lindsay M. Dreiss, Healy Hamilton, Bruce A. Stein
Summary: Comprehensive biodiversity assessments are crucial for enhancing global and national conservation strategies. The first U.S. National Nature Assessment (NNA) offers an unprecedented opportunity to comprehensively review the status and trends of biodiversity at all levels, while also promoting coordination in conservation efforts. The scientific assessments that informed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework provide models for synthesizing information on biodiversity decline and mitigation measures. The U.S. NNA can contribute to these global analyses by incorporating relevant indicators and ensuring inclusivity, data accessibility, and policy relevance.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)