Adaptation in the Anthropocene: How we can support ecosystems to enable our response to change
Ecosystems provide people with services that enable adaptation to climate change, which we refer to here as 'adaptation services'. But adaptation services do not flow automatically: some input from people is needed.
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Co-producing ecosystem services for adapting to climate change
Ecosystems can sustain social adaptation to environmental change by protecting people from climate change effects and providing options for sustaining material and non-material benefits as ecological structure and functions transform. Along adaptation pathways, people navigate the trade-offs between different ecosystem contributions to adaptation, or adaptation services (AS), and can enhance their synergies and co-benefits as environmental change unfolds.
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Power asymmetries in social networks of ecosystem services governance
Power asymmetries affect the governance of natural resources but are rarely considered explicitly in ecosystem services research, which often overlooks the diversity of actors and their interactions.
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Sensing, feeling, thinking: Why the body, heart and mind are all important in ecosystem management
This brief summarizes the main findings of qualitative research in Apurimac (Peru) that explores the affective, cognitive and sensory dimensions of people’s ecosystem experiences and imaginaries.
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Sensing, feeling, thinking: Relating to nature with the body, heart and mind
Building on the core ideas of relational values, embodied experiences and connectedness with nature, we present a simple framework to explore the sensory, affective and cognitive dimensions of human–nature interactions, as well as the settings and activities that frame them.
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Incentive-based conservation in Peru: Assessing the state of six ongoing PES and REDD+ initiatives
Incentive-based conservation has gained ample notoriety over recent decades, particularly across Latin America where targeted incentives feature prominently in environmental services initiatives, such as for carbon storage or watershed regulation.
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