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Sensing, feeling, thinking: relating to nature with the body, heart and mind.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Pramova, E. & Locatelli, B. & Valdivia-Díaz, M. & Vallet, A. & Quispe Conde, Y. & Djoudi, H. & Colloff, M. J. & Bousquet, F. & Tassin, J. & Roldan, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The cultural ecosystem services (CES) construct has evolved to accommodate multiple worldviews, knowledge systems and conceptualizations of nature and...

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Enjoying the great outdoors: what role does land management play?

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Tew, E. & Simmons, B. & Sutherland, W.

Content type: Blog

An extensive survey was conducted in a major UK forest site to gather participatory data points. Land management significantly affected cultural ecosy...

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Understanding relational values in cultural landscapes in Romania and Germany.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Riechers, M. & Balázsi, Á. & Engler, J. O. & Shumi, G. & Fischer, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Relational values recently emerged as a concept to comprehensively understand and communicate the many values of nature. Relational values can be defi...

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A well-being framework for cross-cultural assessment of development scenarios: a case study from North-Western Australia.

Published online: 04 Jan 2023

Authors: Wallace, K. & Kim, M. K. & Álvarez-Romero, J. G. & Pannell, D. & Hill, R. & Marshall, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In Western-democratic countries, it is widely accepted that affected communities should be involved in natural resource planning and decisions. This i...

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Symphony for the native wood(s): global reforestation as an opportunity to develop a culture of conservation.

Published online: 01 Sep 2022

Authors: Axelsson, E. P. & Grady, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The stewardship of forests across multiple human generations has potential to lead to cultural innovations fostering sustainable uses. Nevertheless, p...

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Exploring the social and cultural values of trees and woodlands in England: a new composite measure.

Published online: 10 Sep 2024

Authors: O'Brien, L. & McConnachie, S. & Hall, C. & Forster, J. & Dyke, A. & Saraev, V. & Jones, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Existing research on the social and cultural (S&C) values of treescapes tends to be limited in scope, for example to recreation, aesthetic or heal...

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Poetic inquiry to explore the relational values of a transforming peat landscape.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Heindorf, C. & Schüler, S. & Plieninger, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Restoring degraded peatlands is a promising strategy for mitigating carbon emissions. Large-scale landscape transformations, such as rewetting of land...

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Ancient woodlands and trees: a guide for landscape planners and forest managers.

Published online: 28 Mar 2019

Authors: Çolak, A. H. & Kırca, S. & Rotherham, I. D.

Content type: Bulletin

Ancient woodlands and trees have long been and will remain important elements of our cultural landscapes; a living archaeology and often relics of for...

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From wooded heather to heathlands. Research of the restauration of the Northern Mander heathlands (Natura 2000 area Springendal - Dal van de Mosbeek).

Published online: 20 Sep 2017

Authors: Bijlsma, R. J. & Bevaart, K. & Geraedts, W. H. J. M. & Waal, R. W. de

Content type: Bulletin

Management measures to restore dry heathland in this area in NE Twente, province of Overijssel, Netherlands, are described. It is based on landscape-b...

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Medicine, black magic and supernatural beings: cultural rituals as a significant threat to slender lorises in India.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Gnanaolivu, S. D. & Campera, M. & Nekaris, K. A. I. & Nijman, V. & Roopa Satish & Sharath Babu & Mewa Singh

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Trade of wildlife for use in traditional medicines, rituals, magical spells and cultural practices occurs globally and has been studied mostly in Afri...

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