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Sharing indigenous values, practices and priorities as guidance for transforming human-environment relationships.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Menzies, A. K. & Bowles, E. & McGregor, D. & Ford, A. T. & Popp, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Achieving more effective and equitable environmental conservation practices and policies involves shifting from a human-centric, top-down perspective ...

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Woodland, cropland and hedgerows promote pollinator abundance in intensive grassland landscapes, with saturating benefits of flower cover.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Alison, J. & Botham, M. & Maskell, L. C. & Garbutt, A. & Seaton, F. M. & Skates, J. & Smart, S. M. & Thomas, A. R. C. & Tordoff, G. & Williams, B. L. & Wood, C. M. & Emmett, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinating insects provide economic value by improving crop yield. They are also functionally and culturally important across ecosystems outside of c...

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A review of planting principles to identify the right place for the right tree for 'net zero plus' woodlands: applying a place-based natural capital framework for sustainable, efficient and equitable (SEE) decisions.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Bateman, I. J. & Anderson, K. & Argles, A. & Belcher, C. & Betts, R. A. & Binner, A. & Brazier, R. E. & Cho, F. H. T. & Collins, R. M. & Day, B. H. & Duran-Rojas, C. & Eisenbarth, S. & Gannon, K. & Gatis, N. & Groom, B. & Hails, R. & Harper, A. B. & Harwood, A. & Hastings, A. & Heard, M. S. & Hill, T. C. & Inman, A. & Lee, C. F. & Luscombe, D. J. & MacKenzie, A. R. & Mancini, M. C. & Morison, J. I. L. & Morris, A. & Quine, C. P. & Snowdon, P. & Tyler, C. R. & Vanguelova, E. I. & Wilkinson, M. & Williamson, D. & Xenakis, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

We outline the principles of the natural capital approach to decision making and apply these to the contemporary challenge of very significantly expan...

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The Swedish green infrastructure policy as a policy assemblage: what does it do for biodiversity conservation?

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Post, M. von & Knaggård, Å. & Olsson, J. A. & Olsson, O. & Persson, A. S. & Ekroos, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly used in policymaking to promote biodiversity and enhance ecosystem services through the protection, creation...

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Can rolling composite wildflower blocks increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes better than wildflowers strips?

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Eccard, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity and abundance of wildlife has dramatically declined in agricultural landscapes. Sown, short-lived wildflower (WF) strips along the margin...

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Coffee pulp accelerates early tropical forest succession on old fields.

Published online: 13 May 2021

Authors: Cole, R. J. & Zahawi, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Applying nutrient-rich agricultural by-products, such as fruit peels and pulp, to degraded land has been proposed as a strategy to overcome a number o...

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Remote sensing for rangeland conservation monitoring: impacts of livestock removal after 15 years.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Retallack, A. & Rifai, S. & Finlayson, G. & Ostendorf, B. & Lewis, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Degradation from overgrazing of global arid rangelands is of significant concern for this widespread terrestrial ecosystem, and the people who rely on...

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Assessing the exposure of UK habitats to 20th- and 21st-century climate change, and its representation in ecological monitoring schemes.

Published online: 18 Jan 2024

Authors: Wilson, O. J. & Pescott, O. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change is a significant driver of contemporary biodiversity change. Ecological monitoring schemes can be crucial in highlighting its consequen...

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Nature's contribution to people and community engagement: socio-cultural and economic perceptions of Beaver presence in the environment.

Published online: 25 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Johnson, V. & Martin, A. & Delugin, C.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the findings of a research project that aimed to collate, analyse and report field-based evidence of the effects of beaver (Casto...

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Rural payments agency inquiry: a response from the British Ecological Society to the house of commons environment food and rural affairs committee.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper presents the response of the British Ecological Society to the House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee focusing on is...

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