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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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We may not know much about the deep sea, but do we care about mining it?

Published online: 26 Oct 2021

Authors: Kaikkonen, L. & Putten, I. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The way we value the environment affects how we treat it. While public awareness of human impacts on the ocean is increasing, industrial activities in...

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Relational values help explain green infrastructure preferences: the case of managing crane habitat in Hokkaido, Japan.

Published online: 26 Oct 2021

Authors: Kim, H. & Shoji, Y. & Tsuge, T. & Kubo, T. & Nakamura, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The initial purpose of our study was to understand preferences of stakeholders on green infrastructure for flood control using a discrete choice exper...

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Reconsidering the role of the built environment in human-wildlife interactions.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Serenari, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In facing our greatest challenges, researchers have questioned where the 'wild things' will reside in the future, and large carnivores have been a pri...

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Wildlife conservation can be compatible with human development, but increasing interactions with humans may pose problems.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Authors: Ament, J. M. & Collen, B. & Carbone, C. & Mace, G. M. & Freeman, R.

Content type: Blog

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include economic, social and environmental dimensions of human development and make explicit commitments t...

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Less visible but yet vital for human health: nutrient-dense indigenous vegetables and their need for urgent promotion in balanced diets.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Keatinge, J. D. H. & Holmer, R. J. & Ebert, A. W. & Hughes, J. A.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This paper describes the importance of indigenous vegetables in traditional food systems with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. Many indigenous ve...

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An empirical mathematical model to describe plant root systems.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Gerwitz, A. & Page, E. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An empirical model used to standardize data on root investigations was P = 100 (1-e-fx) where P was the percentage of roots in x cm of soil, and f was...

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Beyond species: functional diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and services.

Published online: 12 Oct 2011

Authors: Cadotte, M. W. & Carscadden, K. & Mirotchnick, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The goal of conservation and restoration activities is to maintain biological diversity and the ecosystem services that this diversity provides. These...

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Operation and organization of the institutional framework of climate change in Mali.

Published online: 13 Apr 2016

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

Content type: Bulletin

The Flagship Project 4 CCAFS implemented in Mali since 2014 considers a wide adoption of climate-friendly practices that can help improve the producer...

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Economic impacts of the safety net provisions in the Agriculture Risk Coverage Improvement and Innovation Act (S. 2749) on AFPC's representative crop farms.

Published online: 03 Oct 2019

Authors: Outlaw, J. L. & Raulston, J. M. & Bryant, H. L. & Knapek, G. M. & Richardson, J. W.

Content type: Bulletin

This report analyzes the economic impacts of the safety net provisions in the Agriculture Risk Coverage Improvement and Innovation (ARC-II) Act (S. 27...

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