Publications
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Studies on adaptive capacity to climate change: a synthesis of changing concepts, dimensions, and indicators
Published on March 6, 2025
Adaptive capacity was recognized as one of the critical components of vulnerability assessment in 2001 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Adaptive capacity extends beyond the mere accumulation of resources to encompass the willingness ... -
Adaptive innovation and ethical dilemmas: a participatory action research study amongst cyclone-impacted households in Tamil Nadu, India
Published on March 4, 2025
PurposeThis paper showcases how the PAR embedded in posthumanist perspectives enabled us to navigate several complexities in the field through methodological situatedness and pluralism. It also attempts to critically outline the drivers and barriers ... -
Placing environmental democracy at the heart of co-governance: rethinking the governance of complex waterways
Published on March 4, 2025
The ways in which complex systems are governed often generate democratic malaise due to a gap between people's expectations and the ability of authorities to meet these expectations. Additionally, misalignment between ecological and social systems ma... -
Coalescing the Chaos for Catchment Connections: A Framework Inspired by Wānaka for Catalyzing Community Action for One Health
Published on March 1, 2025
Across the globe, ecosystems are degraded and humanity is impacting the biosphere amongst multiple domains, exceeding sustainability boundaries, in, for example, biodiversity loss and air pollution. To address this issue, people are calling for a soc... -
A bibliometric review of climate change cascading effects: past focus and future prospects
Published on March 1, 2025
The cascading effects of climate change have inflicted severe damage on natural ecosystems and socio-economic systems, posing formidable challenges to economic, social, and environmental development. However, a notable gap exists in systematic litera... -
Recreational angler and stakeholder perceptions of policy changes to recreational fishery management: the case of red snapper devolution in the Gulf of Mexico
Published on March 1, 2025
In 2020, management of a prized recreational sportfish species, Lutjanus campechanus (red snapper), underwent a landmark change in the Gulf of Mexico of the United States: from federal management at the national level to a more localized, state level... -
Measuring the Degree of 'Fit' Within Social-Ecological Systems to Support Local Flood Risk Decision-Making
Published on March 1, 2025
Effective social-ecological fit is considered essential for properly managing social-ecological systems. Despite this importance, the concept of social-ecological fit lacks the following: clarity in scope and definition, a practical quantitative meth... -
Towards biocultural realism: Connecting conservation with historical ecology and common sense. A European perspective
Published on March 1, 2025
In this perspective, we present and discuss four major causes of the worldwide nature conservation failure: 1) ideologies based on nature-culture dualism, 2) the bias prioritising forests in conservation, 3) the illusory objectiveness of selected bio... -
Rules and interactions around customary tree ownership in forested public lands: A qualitative study in Jharkhand, India
Published on March 1, 2025
Customary ownership of trees in forested public lands is common among tribal communities in India. This separation of trees and land ownership raises questions about the nature of such ownership, the rules governing them, and the factors shaping them... -
Effectiveness of protected areas and restricted access in sandy beach biodiversity conservation: A case study from Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil
Published on March 1, 2025
Sandy beaches are important socio-ecological systems for human well-being and coastal stability. They are also economic and cultural assets; however, urbanization and human activities threaten their ecosystem services and biodiversity. Thus, it is im... -
Enhancing the social-ecological resilience of an urban lake for sustainable management
Published on March 1, 2025
Lake ecosystems are complex social-ecological systems facing ecological, economic, and social challenges influenced by natural and social factors. The Dal Lake is an urban lake in the Kashmir Himalaya that serves as a prime example of such a complex ... -
Pescatourism's contribution to the management effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area MPA of Taza Algeria, Southwestern Mediterranean
Published on March 1, 2025
Specific experiences in the Mediterranean region have proven successful in assessing the management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Today, we recognize MPAs as complex socio-ecological systems where human activities and marine ecosyst... -
Agent-Based Modeling as a Tool for Ecological Comanagement of Grazing Lands
Published on March 1, 2025
Rangeland management necessitates addressing complex and dynamic social-ecological challenges and opportunities at scales appropriate to target landscapes. We combine geospatial and climate data in an agent-based system dynamics model to simulate tem... -
Facing oceanographic, fisheries, and governance hotspots: Scientific evidence and policy implications from the southwest South Atlantic Ocean
Published on March 1, 2025
The southwest South Atlantic Ocean (SWAO) is a highly dynamic region where subtropical and subantarctic waters converge, making it one of the world's most productive marine areas. The SWAO is also one of the world's most intense marine hotspots, with... -
Transdisciplinary pathways for wildlife conservation: A method for navigating socio-ecological systems on private lands
Published on March 1, 2025
The decline of wildlife on private land is accelerating around the world. Resulting efforts to conserve wildlife on private lands are characterised by a complex socio-ecological interplay between human practices and wildlife. Central to these socio-e... -
Global mapping of social-ecological systems science in conservation conflict research
Published on March 1, 2025
Conservation conflicts are arguably one of the most complex challenges facing global biodiversity conservation. Social-ecological systems (SES) science is uniquely positioned to address this challenge. However, there is scarce scientific evidence to ... -
Applying fuzzy logic cognitive modeling to integrate socio-ecological knowledge for carnivore conflict management☆
Published on March 1, 2025
Human-carnivore conflict (HCC) is a growing global problem. A fundamental challenge is that HCC almost universally involves human-human conflict. Residents affected by HCC may also lack power and money to implement solutions, while conservation pract... -
A social-ecological approach to local forest conflict analysis and shaping
Published on March 1, 2025
Against the backdrop of the climate crisis, forest conflicts are intensifying in Germany. For this reason, it is time to reopen the scientific debate on how we research and manage forest conflicts. In this commentary, we argue that a social-ecologica... -
Quantifying disturbance effects on ecosystem services in a changing climate
Published on March 1, 2025
Disturbances, such as hurricanes, fires, droughts and pest outbreaks, can cause major changes in ecosystem conditions that threaten Nature's contributions to people (ecosystem services). Climate change is intensifying disturbances, posing risks to ec... -
Shifted baselines: Using the adaptive cycle to assess the post-tsunami mangrove social-ecological system recovery in the Nicobar Islands
Published on March 1, 2025
The 2004 tsunami and coastal subsidence resulted in 97% mangrove loss in the Nicobar Islands (India), leading to major social-ecological change. We assessed how the Nicobar mangrove social-ecological system (SES) responded to the 2004 event using the...
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