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Farmers' land-use decision-making: a dynamical modelling approach that integrates qualitative knowledge about social norms into a quantitative model.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Vortkamp, I. & Hilker, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The concept of the homo oeconomicus is often used to model human behaviour in economic contexts. However, other factors like tradition or the preferen...

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How we talk about hatcheries: what discourses can tell us about conflict over the River Wye salmon stocking debate, and why some disagreements get worse over time.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Harrison, H. L. & Kochalski, S. & Arlinghaus, R. & Aas, Ø.

Content type: Blog

Stakeholders with shared interests in fish conservation often disagree about which specific conservation measures are appropriate, leading to conflict...

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Social protection in the face of climate change: principles and financing mechanisms.

Published online: 20 Jan 2016

Authors: Carter, M. R. & Janzen, S. A.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate risk is an important driver of long-term poverty dynamics, especially in rural regions. This paper builds a dynamic, multi-generation househol...

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A cultural ecosystem service perspective on the interactions between humans and soils in gardens.

Published online: 03 Nov 2021

Authors: Teuber, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Gardens are culturally shaped environments in which natural processes can be experienced. Thus, they offer insights into the relation people have with...

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Social values for biodiversity and carbon flow in cities.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Lampinen, J. & García-Antúnez, O. & Jalkanen, J. & Havu, M. & Olafsson, A. S. & Gulsrud, N. M. & Raymond, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urban green areas contribute to climate change mitigation, support biodiversity and host a wide range of social values important for urban residents. ...

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Land degradation in South Africa: justice and climate change in tension.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Mani, S. & Osborne, C. P. & Cleaver, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Land degradation is a global problem impacting biodiversity and livelihoods, with profound effects on resource-based livelihoods. As such, it impedes ...

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Analysis of discrepancies between the national and local levels in relation to the management of climate change in Mali.

Published online: 07 Sep 2016

Authors: Traoré, K. & Totin, E. & Zougmoré, R. & Sogoba, B. & Traoré, P. S.

Content type: Bulletin

In Mali, analysis of the discrepancies between the national and the local level in the policy area related to climate change questions the issue of th...

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Climate change for forest policy-makers: an approach for integrating climate change into national forest policy in support of sustainable forest management, version 2.0.

Published online: 26 Jun 2019

Content type: Bulletin

The paper is based on a governance framework that recognizes eight essential elements of forest governance. These elements, which include stakeholder ...

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Nature's contributions to people provided by spontaneous forest regrowth.

Published online: 13 Nov 2020

Authors: Martín-Forés, I. & Magro, S. & Bravo-Oviedo, A. & Alfaro-Sánchez, R. & Espelta, J. M. & Frei, T. & Valdés-Correcher, E. & Fernández-Blanco, C. R. & Winkel, G. & Gerzabek, G. & González-Martínez, S. C. & Hampe, A. & Valladares, F.

Content type: Blog

This paper assessed the changes in nature's contributions to people (NCP) associated with spontaneous forest regrowth, including both forest expansion...

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Leveraging federalism for flexible and robust management of social-ecological systems.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Sims, C. & Armsworth, P. R. & Blackwood, J. & Fitzpatrick, B. & Kling, D. M. & Lenhart, S. & Neubert, M. & Papeş, M. & Sanchirico, J. & Shea, K. & Springborn, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Managing social-ecological systems (SES) requires balancing the need to tailor actions to local heterogeneity and the need to work over large areas to...

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