Highlights • Nature and its contributions to people’s quality of life are associated with a wide
diversity of values. • IPBES embraces this diversity of values, as well as the need to integrate …

Background: At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the
potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has …

Increasing recognition of the human dimensions of natural resource management issues,
and of social and ecological sustainability and resilience as being inter-related, highlights the …

With humans altering climate processes, biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystem functions (1),
governments and societies confront the challenge of shaping a sustainable future for …

There is growing interest in assessing the effects of changing environmental conditions and
management actions on human wellbeing. A challenge is to translate social science …

… 1) that investigated one or more existing MPAs, and included information about the
measured or perceived impact(s) of the MPA(s) on people (108 articles with quantitative or …

… ’s contributions … ’s incorporation of ILK focused on the contributions of pollination and
pollinators to two elements of the IPBES Conceptual Framework—‘good quality of life’ and ‘nature’s …

Introduction: Interrelated social and ecological challenges demand an understanding of how
environmental change and management decisions affect human well-being. This paper …

… Symptom progression of sepsis is rapid, with an individual’s probability of survival
declining with each hour of onset. If untreated, an individual suffering from sepsis can develop …

Improved understanding and management of social-ecological systems (SES) requires
collaboration between biophysical and social scientists; however, issues related to research …