The expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs) is a core focus of global conservation efforts, with the "30x30" initiative to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 serving as a prominent example of this trend. This paper examines a series of proposed MPA network expansions of various sizes and...

Protected areas are crucial for landscape-scale conservation, but striking a balance between centralised guidance (heteronomy) and local autonomy (self-determination) is essential. This balance is particularly important for parks that cross administrative boundaries or impose land-use...

This policy brief summarises key findings from the project Hidden Barriers to Conservation-Addressing Social Acceptability to Enhance Effective Management in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, conducted by Heriot-Watt University with the support of The Rufford Foundation, in collaboration with the...

This article examines the application of one of the forms of modern public management-public-private partnership (PPP)-in the forestry sector. This contributes to the search for new forms and methods that uphold the principles of sustainable development, decentralization, liberalization and...

Having experienced a high economic growth rate, China is entering into a low one as the country needs to carry out policy reforms for better governance. In recent years, the national park system reform has been one of the pilot policies that has attracted great attention from local governments...

In European marine environments, various fishing gears contact the seabed, including mobile bottomcontacting gears (MBCGs) towed across the seabed. This study evaluates innovative alternatives to bottom trawling in EU marine protected areas (MPAs), examining their effectiveness, feasibility, and...

Economic policies have largely tried to impact the development of innovations from the supply side. However, demand-side policies have received more attention in recent years. Science and Technology (S&T) parks have traditionally been a supply-side innovation policy instrument and have not...

Enhancing sustainable tourism destinations is a crucial endeavor. Sustainability improvement measures are needed not only in newly built environments but also in physical capacities that are already established and that have been in operation for an extended period. This contribution addresses...

Conservation of biodiversity at the field, farm and landscape levels is one of the agroecological principles. In Europe low-intensity farming practices which promote farmland biodiversity are financially supported by different agri-environment measures as part of the rural development policy...

Green infrastructure has emerged as an opportunity to balance sociocultural and ecological benefits, alongside the potential for biodiversity conservation in cities. However, key design challenges that remain unsolved including 1) how to effectively balance biodiversity conservation and...

Nature-based tourism offers several positive effects, including bringing tourists closer to nature and increasing environmental awareness among them, creating new sources of employment, diversifying local and regional economies, promoting the conservation of local ecosystems, and protecting...

National parks are rare natural resources that provide refuges for wildlife, harmonious ecology, and leisure activities. These protected areas, which include a variety of ecosystems, habitats for wildlife, and geological wonders, have been set aside to preserve and highlight the beauty of the...

Purpose - Mangrove forests are one of the most bio-diverse and productive wetland environments on earth. However, these unique tropical forest environments that occupy coastal areas are among the most threatened habitats globally. These threats include logging, conversion of land for agriculture...

Purpose: An in-depth investigation into locals' familiarity with and support for ecotourism development is necessary to ensure the long-term viability of responsible and sustainable tourism. This study aimed to assess the protected area communities' knowledge and level of support for eco-tourism...

The ecological and economic significance of protected areas cannot be controverted. Also indisputable is the fact that to establish and successfully manage protected areas, international cooperation is indispensable for most jurisdictions. This is because such a task entails colossal financial...

Mangrove ecosystems along the coastline of Bangladesh offer a multitude of products and services but these are not being evaluated since we don't fully comprehend their importance. Additionally, these services are continually deteriorating as a result of both natural and manmade influences....

AbstractSightseeing air tours have proven to be a challenging management issue for many tourist destinations around the world, especially at locations meant to protect natural and cultural resources and wilderness character. Two of the primary challenges with managing air tours are a lack of...

Since China proposed building a national park system in 2017, the establishment of a planning system for nature reserves, with national parks as the main body, is being actively promoted around the country. Among them, scientific ecological space management and control zoning (ESMCZ) is an...

Protecting Spain's mountain ecosystems is of great importance to preserve ecosystem services. Global warming is increasing the vulnerability of these habitats, especially in peninsular Spain. Biosphere Reserves are internationally protected areas that seek to protect biodiversity and, at the...

It is well recognized that natural land is of great importance, and measures of the value of natural lands are required when making data-driven policy decisions between land development and land preservation. One of the most important values of natural land areas is the recreational services...

Changes in stand structure affect the release of negative air ions by plant communities. However, it remains unclear whether canopy density promotes or weakens this effect, and the interaction mechanism between negative air ion concentration (NAIC) and environmental factors at different canopy...

African countries are natural resource-rich. The continent has natural forests, homes of endemic biodiversity and various ores. This richness brings hope for sustainable and inclusive development in a continent whose population is rapidly growing. It also raises fears of environmental...

Protected areas (PAs), which restrict economic activities, are the leading land and marine policy for ecosystem conservation. Most contexts feature different types of protection that vary in their stringency of management. Using spatially detailed panel data for 1986-2018, we estimate PAs’...

The inclusion of non-monetary payments may be appropriate in developing countries. In this paper, we depart from this previous literature by adopting a non-excluding approach between two payment alternatives, which we claim is appropriate in urban, middle-or high-income settings. We adopt two...

There are multiple approaches to forest conservation, including public and private protected area initiatives and varying degrees of involvement of local communities. At present, protected areas are seldom managed by local communities under integrated sustainable approaches. This research...