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Ecosystem services (ES) are heralded as an approach that communicates across disciplines and between researchers and resource managers, encouraging more environmentally sustainable human behavior. However, most studies presuppose that “values” are ontologically distinct from “ecosystem services” without examining what this framing enables and occludes about human and other-than-human relations. Through a reflexive research approach, we

Drier summers mean the ground in vulnerable areas will be more prone to shrink and crack, scientists say The climate crisis is very likely to put millions of homes at increased risk of subsidence, according to new data from the British Geological Survey (BGS). The hotter and drier summers being driven by global heating mean

Publication date: September 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 187 Author(s): Christina Plank, Stefan Liehr, Diana Hummel, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Helmut Haberl, Christoph Görg

Urban water managers face numerous challenges, including limited natural resources for maintenance of technical infrastructure, changing demography, and dramatic environmental degradation. Although the vision of the “water-sensitive city” helps to develop tools and strategies toward more sustainable urban water systems, it does not consider biodiversity effects. We therefore aimed to determine habitat provision or habitat

Nigel Topping acknowledges world is running out of time as he lobbies businesses and lawmakers in lead-up to Cop26 summit The UK’s climate champion, Nigel Topping, says he is stubbornly optimistic that the world will converge on an agreement to forge a transition to a net zero future at the UN climate talks later this

Scientists say ice equivalent to 1-2 metres of sea level rise is probably already doomed to melt A significant part of the Greenland ice sheet is on the brink of a tipping point, after which accelerated melting would become inevitable even if global heating was halted, according to new research. Rising temperatures caused by the

John spoke with Joe Walker about radical uncertainty, how we can cope with it in practice, and how understanding this gives us a different perspective on some famous predictions. You can listen here. The post The Jolly Swagman: A Practical Guide to Coping with Uncertainty appeared first on John Kay.

One of the world’s last great untamed areas needs protection. In Guardian Australia’s new series, we examine the challenges it faces and meet those caring for it Read more of our Modern Outback series here Sign up for email notifications from our Modern Outback series The outback looms large in Australia’s collective mythology. For some