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Favourite places for outdoor recreation: weak correlations between perceived qualities and structural landscape characteristics in Swedish PPGIS study.

Published online: 19 Mar 2024

Authors: Stoltz, J. & Lehto, C. & Hedblom, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Connections between outdoor recreation and various health and well-being benefits are well established. However, questions remain regarding which land...

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Conservation planning for people and nature in a Chilean biodiversity hotspot.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Martinez-Harms, M. J. & Wilson, K. A. & Costa, M. D. P. & Possingham, H. P. & Gelcich, S. & Chauvenet, A. & Pliscoff, P. & Marquet, P. A. & Bryan, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The Mediterranean-type climate region of Chile is a globally unique biodiversity hotspot but its protected area system does not adequately represent t...

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Involving local communities for effective citizen science: determining game species' reproductive status to assess hunting effects in tropical forests.

Published online: 19 Apr 2022

Authors: El-Bizri, H. R. & Fa, J. E. & Lemos, L. P. & Campos-Silva, J. V. & Vasconcelos Neto, C. F. A. & Valsecchi, J. & Mayor, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Involving communities in sustainable wildlife management in tropical forests can ensure food security and livelihoods of millions of forest dwellers t...

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Ethnoecological perspectives on environmental stewardship: tenets and basis of reciprocity in Gitxsan and nłeʔkepmx (Nlaka'pamux) territories.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Armstrong, C. G. & Grenz, J. & Zyp-Loring, J. & Lafontaine, J. & Johnson, L. M. & Turner, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Local and Indigenous Peoples steward and protect a significant proportion of biologically diverse ecosystems globally. This fact is increasingly ackno...

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Cultural keystone species as a tool for biocultural stewardship. A global review.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Mattalia, G. & McAlvay, A. & Teixidor-Toneu, I. & Lukawiecki, J. & Moola, F. & Asfaw, Z. & Cámara-Leret, R. & Díaz, S. & Franco, F. M. & Halpern, B. S. & O'Hara, C. & Renard, D. & Uprety, Y. & Wall, J. & Zafra-Calvo, N. & Reyes-García, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The cultural keystone species (CKS) concept (i.e. 'species that shape in a major way the cultural identity of a people' as defined by Garibaldi and Tu...

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Dynamic reciprocal contributions between indigenous communities and cultural keystone species: a study case in Western Ecuador.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Loayza, G. & Pozo, S. & Lascano, M. & Bilhaut, A. G. & Krainer, A. & Teixidor-Toneu, I. & Montúfar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The reciprocal contributions concept provides a holistic approach to understanding management of natural resources in social-ecological systems. The p...

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Messaging with appeal to intrinsic or relational values shows potential to shift demand for wildlife as pets.

Published online: 30 Jan 2025

Authors: Marshall, H. & Collar, N. J. & Lees, A. C. & Moss, A. & Yuda, P. & Marsden, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Overharvesting of wildlife for trade is a key driver of biodiversity loss. Messaging that is aligned with people's values could play a significant rol...

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Servicesheds connect people to the landscapes upon which they depend.

Published online: 30 Jan 2025

Authors: Zhang YiYi & Thierry, H. & Cornejo, L. & Parrott, L. & Poulin, M. & Sherren, K. & Proosdij, D. van & Robinson, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Ecosystem services (ES) are benefits people receive from nature. To sustain these benefits, we need to spatially connect communities benefitting from ...

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The potential of gardening and other plant-related interventions to reduce symptoms of depression: a systematic review of non-randomized controlled trials and uncontrolled studies.

Published online: 27 Jan 2025

Authors: Rosa, C. D. & Chaves, T. S. & Collado, S. & Larson, L. R. & Lee, K. J. & Profice, C. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Previous systematic reviews have examined the effect of horticultural interventions (e.g., taking care of plants, planting, gardening) on individuals'...

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Sustaining land and people over time: relationships with successor landowners on conservation easements.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Rissman, A. R. & Kazer, A. & Demets, C. & Martell, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservation is increasingly recognized and funded on private lands. Making conservation last despite turnover in people requires maintaining social r...

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