Ecology and Society
Ecology and Society, which was previously known as Conservation Ecology, is a quarterly open-access journal that focuses on various fields of study. Published by the Resilience Alliance, it explores the connections between society and the ecosystems that sustain human life. This interdisciplinary journal draws from natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities to address topics related to environmental and societal interactions. The current editors are Carl Folke from the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Lance Gunderson from Emory University, with C. S. Holling as the founding editor.
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2 months ago |
ecologyandsociety.org | Elizabeth Mansfield |Sarah Lester |Andrew Rassweiler |Sandra Brooke |Adrian Williams
ResearchABSTRACTHistorically fishery-dependent communities can have significant economic, social, and cultural ties to key species, the loss of which can cause cascading impacts throughout the community, extending beyond fishers. Understanding the different ways communities depend on a species, and how the species’ loss may reverberate through the community, is key for holistic ecosystem management approaches.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
ecologyandsociety.org | Patricia Balvanera |Mariana Martínez Balvanera |M. Azahara Mesa-Jurado |Lucía Pérez-Volkow
Research, part of a special feature on Meaningful Transdisciplinary Collaborations for Sustainability: Local, Artistic, and Scientific Knowledge INTRODUCTION Transdisciplinary collaborations have been deemed critical to navigate toward more just and sustainable futures (Ely et al. 2020).
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Oct 14, 2024 |
ecologyandsociety.org | Jennifer Lavers |Alexander Bond
Research INTRODUCTION The rapid decline in health of Earth’s systems is the focus of increasing attention. With at least six of the nine planetary boundaries for a sustainable existence exceeded (Richardson et al. 2023), meaningful action is urgently required. The pace of biodiversity loss (e.g., Trisos et al. 2020, Fernández-Palacios et al. 2021), significant pollution in virtually all corners of our planet (Brander 2022, Persson et al.
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Aug 14, 2024 |
ecologyandsociety.org | Joao Rodrigues |Sebastian Villasante |Isabel Sousa-Pinto
ResearchABSTRACTMarine protected areas (MPAs) are widely promoted as effective tools for conserving biodiversity and safeguarding ecosystem services. However, MPA success can be hindered by a lack of legitimacy and low social support because of perceived negative effects on ecosystem services and human well-being.
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Jul 15, 2024 |
ecologyandsociety.org | Tim Clark |Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor
ResearchABSTRACTRecognizing the global challenges faced by marine ecosystems and the people that depend on them, there is a growing worldwide uptake of the “Blue Economy” approach for establishing equitable and sustainable ocean industries. Research has shown that the capacity to achieve these Blue Economies is largely shaped by enabling governance conditions related to social and economic equity, more so than available natural resources.
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