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The differences between rewilding and restoring an ecologically degraded landscape.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Toit, J. T. du & Pettorelli, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rewilding is a developing concept in ecosystem stewardship that involves reorganizing and regenerating wildness in an ecologically degraded landscape,...

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Connecting governance interventions to ecosystem services provision: a social-ecological network approach.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Metzger, J. P. & Fidelman, P. & Sattler, C. & Schröter, B. & Maron, M. & Eigenbrod, F. & Fortin, M. J. & Hohlenwerger, C. & Rhodes, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The fulfillment of the benefits resulting from services provided by nature requires an integrated framework that combines appropriate ecosystem servic...

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Using theory and evidence to design behaviour change interventions for reducing unsustainable wildlife consumption.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Doughty, H. & Oliver, K. & Veríssimo, D. & Lee SerHuay [Lee, S. H. J.] & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Efforts to shift unsustainable human behaviour are at the crux of many conservation interventions, particularly when addressing illegal or unsustainab...

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Mechanisms for enhancing public engagement with citizen science results.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: MacLeod, C. J. & Scott, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen science is frequently cited as a successful approach for increasing public engagement with environmental issues, but this requires a purposefu...

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How can computer models better help policymakers to solve problems in human-environment systems?

Published online: 19 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Will, M. & Dressler, G. & Kreuer, D. & Thulke, H. H. & Grêt-Regamey, A. & Müller, B.

Content type: Blog

This article investigates why the degree to which different models are used to support policy-making varies so much and synthesizes four key factors f...

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General considerations of adaptation indicators: an outline for policy and practice.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This briefing summarises the key findings of a two-day workshop on adaptation indicators held in Cambridge in November 2018. The BES Climate Change Sp...

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UK insect decline and extinctions.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Wentworth, J.

Content type: Bulletin article

This paper summarize the evidence for insect declines in the UK, the drivers of trends, and interventions to support the recovery of insect population...

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Can long-term floodplain meadow recreation replicate species composition and functional characteristics of target grasslands?

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Woodcock, B. A. & McDonald, A. W. & Pywell, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The recreation of species-rich grassland represents a key EU agri-environment policy initiative intended to maintain native biodiversity and to suppor...

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Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental management using Pareto optimality.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Kennedy, M. C. & Ford, E. D. & Singleton, P. & Finney, M. & Agee, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective decision-making in environmental management requires the consideration of multiple objectives that may conflict. Common optimization methods...

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Improving the value of field margins as foraging habitat for farmland birds.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Douglas, D. J. T. & Vickery, J. A. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Uncropped field margins are important foraging habitats on farmland for many declining bird species and are a key component of Agri-Environment Scheme...

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