The role of economic analysis in guiding the sustainable development of estuarine and coastal ecosystems is … the conclusion that the non-material values provided by coastal and estuarine ecosystems in terms of recreational …

Human economies and ecosystems form a coupled system coevolving in time and space, since human economies use ecosystems … services and at the same time affect ecosystems through their production and consumption activities. The study of the … interactions between human economies and ecosystems is fundamental for the efficient use of natural resources and the protection of …

values, carbon sequestration and biodiversity or scenic values. We solve the model qualitatively with general functions and … sequestration may have negative impacts on biodiversity-scenic values. To evaluate the practical relevance, we compare …

fluctuations and in turn may alter land productivity too. Firstly, biodiversity is an input into agro-ecosystems. Secondly … productivity. However, this is not the only channel for climatic change to affect agro-systems. Biodiversity is subject to climatic …, biodiversity supports the functioning of these systems (e.g. the balancing of the nutrient cycle). Thirdly, agro-systems also host …

greater understanding of the significant role of biodiversity in rural communities of developing countries who depend most on … input of biodiversity in developing countries to the provision of the ecosystem goods and services (EGS) that are essential … a necessary tool for achieving this objective. However, valuing biodiversity in a developing country context can be an …

This analysis provides an example of how biodiversity can be measured by means of different indicators, and how the … latter can be used to assess the influence of the biodiversity profile of a region on the tourism flows towards it. Previous … hypothesis of this paper is that the destination's biodiversity profile can be considered as a key component of environmental …

paper is that although the potential of traditional natural resources management for biodiversity conservation in Ghana is … local perceptions of forest space and landscape, biodiversity conservation and traditional beliefs, and their significance …

-being losses with respect to changes in biodiversity and forest regulating services that are directly driven by climate change …