How can we tell whether resource-dependent people are socially resilient to institutional change? This question is becoming increasingly important as demand for natural resources escalates, requiring resource managers to implement policies that are increasingly restrictive on resource users. Yet policy changes are frequently made without a good understanding of the likely social and economic co...

Effective integration in science and knowledge co-production is a challenge that crosses research boundaries, climate regions, languages and cultures. Early career scientists are crucial in the identification of, and engagement with, obstacles and opportunities in the development of innovative solutions to complex and interconnected problems. On 25-31 May 2014, International Council for Science...

Occupation Mediates Ecosystem Services with Human Well-Being Mami Aoyama PhD, OTR a , Mark J. Hudson PhD b c & Kara C. Hoover PhD d a Department of Occupational Therapy and Associate Dean, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences , Nishikyushu University (University of West Kyushu) , Kanzaki , Saga , Japan b Anthropology, Department of Occupational Therapy , Nishikyushu University (University of West...

Although the effects of invasive alien species (IAS) on native species are well documented, the many ways in which such species impact ecosystem services are still emerging. Here we assess the costs and benefits of IAS for provisioning, regulating and cultural services, and illustrate the synergies and tradeoffs associated with these impacts using case studies that include South Africa, the Gre...

Ecosystem services are necessary, yet not sufficient for human well-being (however defined). Insufficient access to the ecosystem provisioning service of food is a particularly important factor in the loss of human well-being, but all ecosystem services contribute in some way to well-being. Although perhaps long obvious to ecologists, the links between ecosystems and aspects of human well-being...

Bandarban hill district is one of the main hilly areas Bangladesh which surrounded by forests and enriched with ecological resources biodiversity. Ecosystems sustain, generate for, regulate, offer cultural services that are essential to human well-being. Hence, it important reconnoiter current situation forests’ ecosystem available in local farmers’ realization well-being they receive from thos...